Shen Chung-Chang, Wu Ming-Ping, Lu Cheng-Hsien, Huang Eng-Yen, Chang Hsieh-Wen, Huang Fu-Jen, Hsu Te-Yao, Chang Shiuh-Young
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 4F-4, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 2003 Feb;10(1):49-54. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60234-4.
To compare short- and long-term clinical results of laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH).
Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1).
University-affiliated hospital.
One hundred fifty women who underwent LAVH and 146 who underwent TAH.
Hysterectomy.
Blood loss during surgery, narcotic analgesic consumption, duration of hospital stay, and convalescence time were significantly higher for women who underwent TAH than for those who underwent LAVH (p <0.05). Operating time was significantly longer for LAVH than for TAH (152.2 +/- 32.4 vs 96.5 +/- 29.6 min, p = 0.014). Eight-year follow-up showed no statistically significant differences in vaginal vault prolapse, cystocele, rectocele, enterocele, postcoital spotting, and cuff granulation between procedures (p >0.05).
Although short-term clinical results revealed some statistically significant differences between LAVH and TAH, long-term follow-up recorded similar frequencies of surgical sequelae.