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Introduction:
Vaginal hysterectomy was done for many centuries
before abdominal hysterectomy. First vaginal
hysterectomy was done in the 5th century BC, in the
time of Hippocrates1. Next it was done in the 2nd century
AD by Soronus. Then earliest hysterectomies were done
for prolapsed uterus. Though vaginal hysterectomy was
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Fig.-1 & Fig.-2: A Drop like incision around the cervix (Step1)
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Table-I
Demographics of the patients
Characteristics
Age
Parity
Non Prolapse
Prolapse I
Prolapse II
Prolapse III
Table-II
Comparison of the heaney methods and ten-step vaginal hysterectomy
Characteristics
Age (years)
Operation time (min)
Average Blood loss (ml)
Uterine weight (gm)
Pain Killers needed (days)
Average hospital stay (range)
Heaney methodsN = 54
P Value(P<0.05)
55.6 (45-70.4)
52.5(30.2-90)
400 (200-600)
210 (180-300)
5.8 (4.0-8.3)
5.9 (4-8)
P>0.05(NS)
P>0.05(NS)P<0.05
P<0.05
P>0.05(NS)
P<0.05
P>0.05(NS)
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