[The ramining cervical stump (author's transl)]

The subtotal hysterectomy is no longer indicated for the treatment of female genital disease with rare exceptions. It has been known for a long time that the remaining cervical stump has very few advantages but many potential risks. Among our patients who had cervical stumps removed 32 of 69 cases had malignant changes in the cervical stump. Decensus and prolapse was the next common abnormality. If adnexal tumors or cervical cancers do not indicate an abdominal approach for the removal, the vaginal approach for the removal of the cervical stump ist preferred since this is easier and less risky.