Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Harry Reich, MD, FACOG, FACS

Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Harry Reich, MD, FACOG, FACS Introduction & History “It is very dangerous to be right on a subject on which the established authorities are wrong.” - Voltaire Laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH), defined as the laparoscopic ligation of the major vessels supplying the uterus, is an alternative to abdominal hysterectomy with more attention to ureteral identification.1-3 First performed in January, 19884, laparoscopic hysterectomy stimulated a general interest in the laparoscopic approach to hysterectomy, as gynecologists not trained in vaginal or laparoscopic techniques struggled to maintain their fair share of the large lucrative hysterectomy market.

• vaginal hysterectomy
• laparoscopic hysterectomy
• pelvic reconstruction
• round ligament
• uterine bleeding
• indications indications
• endometriosis
• uterus
• lh