1. Uterosacral-cardinal ligament stretching prior to vaginal hysterectomy increases uterine descent: a novel technique.
- Author
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Krissi H, Eitan R, Goldchmit C, and Peled Y
- Subjects
- Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Hysterectomy, Vaginal, Ligaments surgery, Uterine Prolapse surgery
- Abstract
Objective: To examine the effect of uterosacral-cardinal ligament complex stretching prior to vaginal hysterectomy on uterine descent., Study Design: A prospective trial of 25 consecutive women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy. Pre-operative, apical, anterior and posterior wall POP-Q measurements were recorded for each patient before and after uterosacral-cardinal ligament complex stretching during general anesthesia., Results: Uterosacral-cardinal ligament complex stretching yielded a significant increase in mean stage of uterine and anterior wall descent (2.6 ± 0.6 vs. 3.2 ± 0.6 cm, p<0.001, and 2.5 ± 0.8 vs. 2.9 ± 0.8 cm, respectively, p<0.004). There was no significant change in posterior wall prolapse measurements (1.3 ± 0.7 vs. 1.4 ± 0.8 cm, p=0.05)., Conclusion: Uterosacral-cardinal ligament complex stretching prior to vaginal hysterectomy increase uterine descent., (Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.)
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- 2012
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