Approaches to Hysterectomy

Zouhair Amarin
2015 · doi:10.5772/59454 · W2496350226
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This paper reviews hysterectomy approaches, considering factors like uterine size, patient history, and available alternatives to guide optimal surgical decisions.

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This chapter describes hysterectomy as a common surgical procedure used in life-saving situations such as certain cancers or torrential uterine hemorrhage, and notes that it can improve quality of life for conditions including menometrorrhagia, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, and uterine prolapse. It emphasizes selecting between medical or conservative surgical options and hysterectomy approaches by considering factors such as uterine size, organ mobility, parity, and previous pathology alongside evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values. The paper does not present new empirical data, and it provides an overall discussion of options and decision determinants rather than measurable outcomes or a specific comparative study. This paper is centrally about hysterectomy approach selection and explicitly mentions endometriosis as a condition where hysterectomy may improve quality of life.

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Hysterectomy is a very common type of surgery and can be a life-saving operation for some women with certain types of cancer or torrential uterine haemorrhage. It can also improve the quality of life for women who experience menometrorrhagia, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis or uterine prolapse. However, before embarking on hysterectomy, it is important to be aware of and understand all the options available, medical or conservative surgical, as well as their risks and benefits. The most determinant factors for choosing one or another approach are uterine size, organ mobility, parity and previous pathology, in integration with best research evidence, clinical expertise and patient values and expectations. This book is intended for all specialties involved in health care for women.
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Approaches to Hysterectomy Contributor(s) Amarin, Zouhair O. (editor) Language EnglishAbstract Hysterectomy is a very common type of surgery and can be a life-saving operation for some women with certain types of cancer or torrential uterine haemorrhage. It can also improve the quality of life for women who experience menometrorrhagia, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis or uterine prolapse. However, before embarking on hysterectomy, it is important to be aware of and understand all the options available, medical or conservative surgical, as well as their risks and benefits. The most determinant factors for choosing one or another approach are uterine size, organ mobility, parity and previous pathology, in integration with best research evidence, clinical expertise and patient values and expectations. This book is intended for all specialties involved in health care for women. Keywords Urology & urogenital medicineDOI 10.5772/59454Webshop link https://www.intechopen.com/booksISBN 9789535121992, 9789535172628Publisher IntechOpenPublisher website https://www.intechopen.com/Publication date and place 2015Imprint IntechOpenClassification Urology and urogenital medicine

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