[Serum proteins and hormones in vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy]

Postoperative changes in various acute-phase-proteins (alpha 1-Antitrypsin, c-reactive protein), alpha 2-Macroglobulin, haptoglobin, transferrin. c3-c4-complement and myoglobin as well as endocrine parameters were studied in forty healthy women in two groups. Women with malignant neoplasms were excluded. Each group consisted of 20 women who underwent either a vaginal or abdominal hysterectomy. Differences between both collectives could be seen in determinations of alpha 1-antitrypsin, CRP and myoglobin, where decreases were significantly higher in the laparotomy group than in the vaginal operation group.