Assessment of previous cesarean section influence on laparoscopic hysterectomy technique

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the influence of the previous section cesarean in the laparoscopy hysterectomy. Methods: The study was retrospectively of 253 laparoscopy hysterectomies performed between January 2000 to January 2006. Rresults: Among 153 total laparoscopy hysterectomies were performed (60,5% of the patients), 84 cases (54.9%) had cesarean section and 69 cases (45.1%) had not it. The laparoscopy supracervical hysterectomies in one hundred patients (39.5%), 53 cases (53%) with cesarean section and 47 cases (47%) without. Cconclusions: The results of this study show that cesarean section does not increase the incidence of laparoscopy supracervical hysterectomy.

Keywords

• Hysterectomy
• Laparoscopy
• Cesarean section/methods
• Cesarean section/adverse effects