* Plan for performing risk-reducing salpingectomy and/or oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy does not dictate the surgical route for hysterectomy.
¶ Patient characteristics such as nulliparity, obesity, and prior pelvic surgery are not absolute contraindications to vaginal surgery.
Δ Discussions of gynecologic malignancies and their treatments, including for borderline tumors, can be found in related content within UpToDate.
◊ Laparoscopic hysterectomy includes conventional laparoscopy and robot-assisted laparoscopy. The decision perform robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy is usually based on surgeon preference and available resources.Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?