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Vaginal Hysterectomy in Perspective

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The Difficult Vaginal Hysterectomy

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The first successful vaginal hysterectomy is reported to have been done by Langenbeck in 1813. During the nineteenth century reports of vaginal hysterectomies accumulated as the techniques became modified and the procedure safer. During the later part of the century a few large series appeared that included enlarged uteri requiring morcellation and patients with significant pelvic inflammatory disease.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Suite 529 Harbour Side Medical Tower, Davis Islands, 4 Columbia Drive, 33606, Tampa, FL, USA

    Mitchel S. Hoffman (Associate Professor) & William N. Spellacy (Professor and Chairman)

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Hoffman, M.S., Spellacy, W.N. (1995). Vaginal Hysterectomy in Perspective. In: The Difficult Vaginal Hysterectomy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4323-4_1

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