LAPAROSCOPY-ASSISTED VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY COMPARED WITH ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY

The first 150 consecutive laparoscopic vaginal hysterectomy (LVH) case s done by Creighton University faculty members at Mercy Hospital, Coun cil Bluffs, Iowa and at St Joseph Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska were compa red with 194 abdominal hysterectomies (AHs) for benign or noninvasive disease. The results indicate that LVH can be accomplished with low mo rbidity, low length of stay, and with less patient discomfort than exp erienced by patients who undergo AH.