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Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

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Laparoscopic hysterectomy refers to surgical removal of the uterus using minimally invasive techniques. Advances in the field of minimally invasive gynecology have allowed laparoscopic hysterectomy to become the most commonly performed surgery on nonpregnant women in the United States for a wide variety of indications. As such, it is important for surgeons to understand the fundamentals of minimally invasive techniques, common pitfalls, and strategies for success.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Varun U. Khetan & Anna E. Reinert

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck University School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Anna E. Reinert

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Donna Shoupe

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Khetan, V.U., Reinert, A.E. (2023). Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. In: Shoupe, D. (eds) Handbook of Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14881-1_96

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