Vaginal hysterectomy for non prolapse uterus

Vaginal hysterectomy in the treatment of non prolapsed uterus without malig nant disease is a well codified technique. Per operative complications, pos t operative morbidity are less frequent and less serious than by abdominal surgery and convalescent time is less extended. Financial cost is lower com pared with laparoscopic hysterectomy. The successful result of the vaginal way is determined by anatomic factors: volume and mobility of the uterus, a ccessibility of the vagina, but above all the training of the surgeons. A r ate of seventy percent of hysterectomies performed by the vaginal way in th e case of this indication is a realistic aim in a hospital center.