Mastering the Anterior Approach of Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for the Huge Uterus

To expand laparoscopic surgical skills, we need to strategies to cope with the very large uterus.Traditionally, there are three techniques to detect and mobilize the ureter and uterine artery: the anterior, lateral and posterior approach. Generally, the lateral approach is most common as one can easily detect the ureters transperitoneally at the rim of psoas muscle. But, in the case of a large and bulky uterus, advanced techniques are required.

Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - October 15, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: A Shirane, M Andou, F Ichikawa, T Shirane, M Sawada, S Sakate Tags: Open Communications 8: Laparoscopy (3:05 PM – 4:05 PM) 3:40 PM Source Type: research