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Research conducted at National Taiwan University has provided new information about hysterectomy

Published in OBGYN and Reproduction Week, October 27th, 2008

In this recent report published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, researchers in Taipei, Taiwan conducted a study "To estimate whether laparoscopic in situ morcellation (LISM) can facilitate laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) for large uteri. Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1). University-affiliated hospital."

"In all, 147 women with myoma or adenomyosis weighing more than 500 g from January 2004 through December 2007 were enrolled. The patients were divided into 4 subgroups: patients with uteri weighing 500 to 749 g who had traditional LAVH without LISM (group I A, n = 69) or with LISM (group I B, n = 16);...

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