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New research on hysterectomy from University of London summarized

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, September 11th, 2009

In this recent report published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, researchers in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To evaluate the outcomes of a modified high uterosacral ligament suspension (HUSLS) performed at vaginal hysterectomy for uterine prolapse. Prolapse was assessed pre- and postoperatively in 53 consecutive women, using Baden-Walker Halfway and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification systems."

"Sexually active women completed the Prolapse and Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire at follow up. The technique involves placement of one HUSLS suture on each side without a fascial reconstruction. Preoperatively, 37 (66%)...

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