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Review
. 2021 Jul 6:2021:9934486.
doi: 10.1155/2021/9934486. eCollection 2021.

Current Role of Hysterectomy in Pelvic Floor Surgery: Time for Reappraisal? A Review of Current Literature and Expert Discussion

Guenter K Noé  1   2 , Annelize Barnard  3 , Sven Schiermeier  4 , Michael Anapolski  1   2
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Review

Current Role of Hysterectomy in Pelvic Floor Surgery: Time for Reappraisal? A Review of Current Literature and Expert Discussion

Guenter K Noé et al. Biomed Res Int. .

Abstract

Since hysterectomy could be performed with low risk, it has been part of the standard of surgical prolapse therapy for decades. This has not been scrutinized for a long time. In this review, we describe the development of this issue in recent years. The current literature suggests that hysterectomy requires its own indication. The article describes the various options for a uterine-preserving surgical technique and the available data.

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Conflict of interest statement

All 4 authors have no conflict of interest regarding the content of the article.

Figures

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Figure 1
Hysterosacropexy in Oxford technique.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Anterior fixation and posterior fixation in hysteropectopexy with PRP 3 × 15 or PRP 3 × 18, respectively.
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