Comparative Study of Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH) and Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) / 대한산부인과학회잡지

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical results between laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH). METHOD: 60 of LAVH cases and 60 of TAH cases, which were performed at Dankook university hospital from April 1998 to December 2000. We analyzed the results with regard to patient's characteristics, indication of hysterectomy, weight of uterus, operation time, blood loss, hospital stay and complications. RESULTS: Total 120 of hysterectomy cases (60 LAVH, 60 TAH) were enrolled in this study. All operations, LAVH and TAH, were performed by same surgeon. There were no significant differences in patient's characteristics (age, height, weight, parity) between the two groups. The main preoperative indication was myoma uteri, followed by adenomyosis, CIN III, for both LAVH and TAH. The mean uterine weight of TAH cases was larger than LAVH (214.8+/-88.1 gm for LAVH, 377.1+/-269.0 gm for TAH, p0.05). The hospital stay of LAVH was significantly shorter than TAH (4.9+/-0.6day for LAVH, 7.5+/-1.9day for TAH, p<0.05). CONCLUSION: In the comparison of LAVH and TAH operation, we conclude that LAVH can be considered as the first choice when determining hysterectomy method, unless contraindication prevents it. LAVH has advantages of shorter hospitalization and the acceptable complication rate.