We identified 8,545 patients, including 8,018 (93.8%) who underwent abdominal hysterectomy and 527 (6.2%) who had a laparoscopic hysterectomy. Performance of laparoscopic hysterectomy increased from 3 ...

Every year, nearly 700,000 American women have surgery to remove their uterus (hysterectomy) or uterine fibroids (myomectomy). A laparoscopic surgical technique once commonly used in these procedures ...

Surgical treatment options currently include hysteroscopic myomectomy, abdominal myomectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy, and endometrial ablation. Many women with fibroids can be treated with these ...

"These increasing trends of uterine cancers in women aged 20-49 years indicate the need for increased awareness about modifiable risk factors (e.g., obesity) as well as the need to be aware of ...

Both procedures are used to treat heavy menstrual bleeding and other uterine conditions. Endometrial ablation is a less invasive form of surgery that destroys the lining of the uterus, while a ...

While RALS may offer a slight edge in long-term overall survival, larger studies are needed to confirm this finding. Clinicians should closely monitor patients for trocar site hernia following RALS, ...

A second opinion physician was held liable for an unnecessary hysterectomy despite a laboratory mix-up at the original facility.

Uterine fibroids (also known as uterine leiomyomas or myomas) are benign tumours of the uterus. They can be asymptomatic or can cause symptoms including heavy periods or intermenstrual bleeding. They ...

A gynaecologist explains when removing the womb becomes the only way to save a life, and what women can expect before and ...