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Total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy: an assessment of the learning curve in a
A Perino1, G Cucinella, R Venezia
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Istituto Materno Infantile, University of Palermo, Italy.
Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
|December 22, 1999
Abstract:
The present randomized study was undertaken in order to compare the short-term results between total laparoscopic hysterectomy and abdominal hysterectomy in a centre with experience in laparoscopic surgery. From January 1997 to September 1998 inclusive, 102 women aged 44-71 years were randomly assigned to either total laparoscopic hysterectomy (n = 51 patients) or abdominal hysterectomy (n = 51 patients). The patients' demographic characteristics were similar in both groups. Average intra-operative blood loss was lower in laparoscopic hysterectomy than in abdominal hysterectomy (P