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Table 2 Indications for surgery

From: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy in the treatment of benign gynaecological disease: a retrospective review over 5 years

 

Laparoscopy

Abdominal

Pain

68 (42.2 %)

20 (15.6 %)

HMB/irregular bleeding

59 (36.6 %)

88 (68.8 %)

Pain and bleeding

14 (8.7 %)

8 (6.3 %)

Atypical hyperplasia/postmenopausal bleeding

11 (6.8 %)

6 (4.7 %)

Premenstrual tension

3 (1.9 %)

3 (2.3 %)

Severe dyskaryosis

4 (2.5 %)

1 (0.8 %)

Family history of ovarian cancer

1 (0.6 %)

0 (0.0 %)

Fibroids

1 (0.6 %)

0 (0.0 %)

Ovarian cysts

0 (0.0 %)

2 (1.6 %)

  1. Data presented as absolute numbers (%)