Studies compare hysterectomy techniques

A review conducted by the New Zealand University found that vaginal hysterectomies resulted in a lower incidence of infections and high temperatures and a faster recovery compared to abdominal hysterectomies. Thus the researchers believe that vaginal hysterectomies should be performed over abdominal hysterectomies wherever possible. Abdominal hysterectomies are a better choice in women who have an enlarged uterus, malignant tumors or endometriosis. Laparoscopic hysterectomies were also assessed and determined to have similar benefits to vaginal hysterectomies if they were performed on the right patients. However, the downside of laparoscopic hysterectomies was that they took longer to perform and increased the risk of damage to the bladder or ureter. Studies also assessed the economics of all the procedures and found that there was no cost diference between laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomies but vaginal hysterectomies were less costly than laoparoscopic hysterectomies. The CDC reported that hysterectomies were the second most common surgery after cesarean section in women of childbearing age in 2002. Abdominal hysterectomies made up over 60% of hysterectomies between 1994-99. Researchers are encouraging more study in the long-term effects of each surgical option in order to determine the risks of urinary and sexual dysfunction, fistulas, holes in the vagina, holes in the bladder, holes in the rectum and incontinence.

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Related Disease Topics:

• Hysterectomy
• Infection
• High temperatures
• Abdominal hysterectomy
• Vaginal hysterectomy
• Laparoscopic hysterectomy
• Enlarged uterus (see Uterus symptoms)
• Malignant tumor (type of Cancer)
• Cancer
• Endometriosis
• Bladder damage (see Bladder symptoms)
• Ureter damage
• Urinary dysfunction
• Sexual dysfunction
• Fistula
• Vaginal holes
• Bladder holes
• Holes in rectum
• Incontinence

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About: Studies compare hysterectomy techniques

Date: 24 January 2005

Source: Newswise

URL: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/509297/

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Research
• Research and hysterectomy
• Research and infection
• Research and high temperatures
• Research and abdominal hysterectomy
• Research and vaginal hysterectomy
• Research and laparoscopic hysterectomy
• Research and enlarged uterus
• Research and malignant tumor
• Research and cancer
• Research and endometriosis
• Research and bladder damage
• Research and ureter damage
• Research and urinary dysfunction
• Research and sexual dysfunction
• Research and fistula
• Research and vaginal holes
• Research and bladder holes
• Research and holes in rectum
• Research and incontinence
• Risk and hysterectomy
• Risk and infection
• Risk and high temperatures
• Risk and abdominal hysterectomy
• Risk and vaginal hysterectomy
• Risk and laparoscopic hysterectomy
• Risk and enlarged uterus
• Risk and malignant tumor
• Risk and cancer
• Risk and endometriosis
• Risk and bladder damage
• Risk and ureter damage
• Risk and urinary dysfunction
• Risk and sexual dysfunction
• Risk and fistula
• Risk and vaginal holes
• Risk and bladder holes
• Risk and holes in rectum
• Risk and incontinence
• Surgery
• Surgery and hysterectomy
• Surgery and infection
• Surgery and high temperatures
• Surgery and abdominal hysterectomy
• Surgery and vaginal hysterectomy
• Surgery and laparoscopic hysterectomy
• Surgery and enlarged uterus
• Surgery and malignant tumor
• Surgery and cancer
• Surgery and endometriosis
• Surgery and bladder damage
• Surgery and ureter damage
• Surgery and urinary dysfunction
• Surgery and sexual dysfunction
• Surgery and fistula
• Surgery and vaginal holes
• Surgery and bladder holes
• Surgery and holes in rectum
• Surgery and incontinence
• Cause of infection
• Cause of high temperatures
• Cause of bladder damage
• Cause of ureter damage
• Cause of urinary dysfunction
• Cause of sexual dysfunction
• Cause of fistula
• Cause of vaginal holes
• Cause of bladder holes
• Cause of holes in rectum
• Cause of incontinence

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