Validez de la prueba de histerectomía vaginal en pacientes con indicación de vía abdominal mandatoria

Abstract

Objective: To assess vaginal hysterectomy in benign uterine pathology resolution in cases who are usually resolved by abdominal hysterectomy. Method: We studied, prospectively, 68 patients that were operated by vaginal hysterectomy between june 2003 to june 2009 in the Gynecology Service at Claudio Vicuña Hospital, San Antonio. Most of the patients have history of prior cesarean section or pelvic surgery, but no one has had vaginal deliveries, inclusive, some of them, have no history of previous pregnancies. The patients were separated into two groups, moderate difficulty (MD): composed by patients with uterus conserved motility, vagina >2 fingers diameter, well conserved cul de sac, and severe difficulty (SD): composed by patients with none uterine motility, vagina <2 fingers diameter or flat cul de sac. Results: We did not observed statistically significant differences in age, number of prior cesarean sections or pelvic surgeries, estimated uterine size, bladder injury, nor abdominal conversion, but there was significant differences in operative time and need of morcelation, being greater in SD patients. It is important to notice the absent of major and minor complications in 93% of the patients. Conclusion: Our results are meant to demystify the objections for vaginal route, including the patients with extreme difficulty.