Abstract

DE LOS RIOS, José F; OCHOA, Juan C  and  CASTANEDA, Juan D. A report of two cases of using laparoscopic trachelectomy following subtotal hysterectomy in Medellin, Colombia. Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2008, vol.59, n.2, pp.151-154. ISSN 0034-7434.

Objective: reporting 2 cases of laparoscopic trachelectomy. Setting: the Gynaecological Endoscopy Unit at the Clínica del Prado in Medellín, Colombia. Design: this is a case report concerning two patients having symptomatic cervical stump following subtotal hysterectomy and its management by laparoscopy. Outcomes: the patients’ demographic data, pre-operation diagnosis, the surgical technique used for removing the cervix and the postoperative results are described. Conclusions: the available data revealed that a laparoscopic approach is a safe alternative for trachelectomy in benign conditions. This is the first report of laparoscopic trachelectomy published in Colombian literature.

Keywords : cervical stump; subtotal hysterectomy; laparoscopy; trachelectomy.

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