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Laparoscopic Total and Supracervical Hysterectomy

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Although described as a medical procedure since the second century, the concept of removing the uterus, or hysterectomy, for medical indications has undergone a profound journey from a shunned operation with almost 100 % mortality to one of the most common, nonobstetric operations performed today. Advances in instrumentation and minimally invasive techniques, described in this chapter, have made this a virtually outpatient procedure, with many indications and minimal complication rates. This chapter describes step-by-step techniques to achieve a minimally invasive approach to hysterectomy as well as indications and caveats to minimize medical mishaps. Mastery of the technique is transferable to other minimally invasive pelvic procedures.

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  1. Department of Gynecology, Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33331, USA

    Stephen E. Zimberg MD, MSHA

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  1. Director of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Gyneco-Oncológico Hospital HIMA-Oncologico, Caguas, Puerto Rico, USA

    Pedro F. Escobar

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s Health Institute Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Tommaso Falcone

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Zimberg, S.E. (2014). Laparoscopic Total and Supracervical Hysterectomy. In: Escobar, P., Falcone, T. (eds) Atlas of Single-Port, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6840-0_4

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