VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY

Course overview

HYSTERECTOMY IS THE MOST COMMON NONOBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE AMONG WOMEN. AS SUCH, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO CONTINUE EVALUATING TRENDS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROCEDURE, INCLUDING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UNDERGOING DIFFERENT MODES OF HYSTERECTOMY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THIS PROCEDURE. HYSTERECTOMY CAN BE PERFORMED VIA SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROUTES. SOME OF THE COMMONLY PERFORMED WAYS OF HYSTERECTOMY ARE VAGINAL, ABDOMINAL, LAPAROSCOPIC, AND ROBOTIC-ASSISTED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND TECHNIQUES OF VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY ALONG WITH ITS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS. MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPLICATIONS OF THE VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS ARTICLE.