The New Indian Journal of OBGYN. Epub Ahead of Print

Two different approaches of hysterectomy in benign conditions of uterus without uterovaginal prolapse

Shyamal Dasgupta,Chiranjit Ghosh, Priyanka Karmakar,Nirupoma Dey,Pinky Biswas,Poulami Roy,Pallabi Das

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To compare between abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy in terms of operative time, length of hospital stay and post operative morbidity. Methods: A prospective observational study was done at R.G.KAR Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India with 140 patients over a period of 18 months at department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Results: Results shows less operative time (mean 76.49% in TAH and 56.44% in NDVH), per-operative complications, blood loss, post-operative complications, post-operative ambulance and mean hospital stay are statistically significance (i.e. <0.005). Conclusion: Result shows NDVH is more advantageous than TAH in many aspects. But it needs more extensive studies before universal acceptance.