The total laparoscopic hysterectomy - a modern route of hysterectomy. Is there a benefit?

Objective: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy - a suitable approach to hysterectomy compared to the abdominal way.

Introduction. Hysterectomy is the most frequent surgery performed on female patients (approximately 70,000 per year in Germany). In more than 90% of the cases, it is indicated for benign disorders. In 1996 about 8% of the operation were done by laparoscopy, in 2002 it was done in about 12% of the cases. Only a very few recent publications focuses on per- and postoperative complications of the total laparoscopic hysterectomy. The advantage of the laparoscopic approach has been mainly associated with a short hospital stay and a quick convalescence. The object of this study was to list the advantage and the complications of the laparoscopic hysterectomy.