Total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy: cohort review of patients with uterine neoplasia.
O'Hanlan KA, Huang GS, Garnier AC, Dibble SL, Reuland ML, Lopez L, Pinto RL. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy: cohort review of patients with uterine neoplasia. JSLS Journal Of The Society Of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons 2005, 9: 277-86. PMID: 16121872, PMCID: PMC3015616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal laparoscopic hysterectomyUterine neoplasiaTAH groupBlood lossLaparoscopic hysterectomyTAH patientsTotal abdominal hysterectomy patientsSimilar body mass indexAbdominal hysterectomy patientsBulky metastatic diseaseTotal abdominal hysterectomyAverage blood lossLess blood lossBody mass indexClinical selection criteriaAbdominal hysterectomyHospital stayNode dissectionChart abstractionCohort reviewMetastatic diseaseSelect patientsEndometrial pathologyHysterectomy patientsLaparoscopic approach