SynthesisBMC women's health2019
Comparison of vaginal hysterectomy and laparoscopic hysterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials Assessing Sexuality in Hysterectomized Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Comparison of vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery and vaginal hysterectomy for benign indications: a prospective randomized controlled study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Trial
- Risk factors for infection after hysterectomy for benign disease.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Pre-Operative Sonographic Assessment of Ovarian Location and Mobility Predicts Intra-Operative Ovarian Resectability During Vaginal Hysterectomy: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of adhesions on laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy outcome: a 10-year retrospective, comparative study of 1683 consecutive cases.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic hysterectomy versus open abdominal hysterectomy for women with a benign gynaecological condition: the LAVA RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Article
- Feasibility of vNOTES hysterectomy in patients with enlarged uteri: a single-center experience.Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2025Article
- Early surgical practice in obstetrics and gynecology specialization: Insights from the first 18 months.Medicine · 2025Observational
- Sexual quality of life after hysterectomy performed by conventional laparoscopy versus Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) in benign gynaecology.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2025Article
- The Quality of Life beafore and after Hysterectomy in Premenopausal Women : Quality of Life in Women Before and After Hysterectomy.Galen medical journal · 2025Article
- Effect of bilateral uterine artery ligation on blood loss during total laparoscopic hysterectomy.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of different routes of magnesium sulfate administration combined with quadratus lumborum block on postoperative analgesia and recovery quality in patients undergoing laparoscopic total hysterectomy: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Examining the changes in women's lives after the hysterectomy operation: Experiences of women from Turkey.Archives of women's mental health · 2024Article
- Different minimally invasive surgical methods to hysterectomy for benign gynecological disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2024Review
- Access to Hysterectomy-What Is the Realistic Rate for Pure Vaginal Hysterectomy? A Single-Center Prospective Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Decreasing Utilization of Vaginal Hysterectomy in the United States: An Analysis by Candidacy for Vaginal Approach.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- The Power of Color Flow Doppler Ultrasonography Versus Blind Technique in Localization of Epidural Catheter: A Randomized Prospective Study.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2024Article
- Are There Racial Disparities in Perioperative Pain? A Retrospective Study of a Gynecological Surgery Cohort.Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses · 2024Article
- The incidence and risk factors of occult malignancy in patients receiving vaginal hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are various surgical approaches of hysterectomy for benign indications. This study aimed to compare vaginal hysterectomy (VH) and laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) with respect to their complications and operative outcomes.
methodsWe selected randomised controlled trials that compared VH with LH for benign gynaecological indications. We included studies published after January 2000 in the following databases: Medline, EMBASE, and CENTRAL (The Cochrane Library). The primary outcome was comparison of the complication rate. The secondary outcomes were comparisons of operating time, blood loss, intraoperative conversion, postoperative pain, length of hospital stay and duration of recuperation. We used Review Manager 5.3 software to perform the meta-analysis.
resultsEighteen studies of 1618 patients met the inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis showed no differences in overall complications, intraoperative conversion, postoperative pain on the day of surgery and at 48 h, length of hospital stay and recuperation time between VH and LH. VH was associated with a shorter operating time and lower postoperative pain at 24 h than LH.
conclusionsWhen both surgical approaches are feasible, VH should remain the surgery of choice for benign hysterectomy.
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