Hysterectomy: Let's Step Up the Ladder of Evidence to Look Over the Horizon

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, PhD Course in "Translational Medicine and Oncology", Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy.
² Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
³ Obstetrics and Gynecological Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, 00152 Rome, Italy.
⁴ Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCSS-Regina Elena National Cancer Unit Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.
⁵ Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), ARNAS "Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli", University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
⁶ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Gynecology Division, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy.
⁷ Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy.

Editorial

Andrea Giannini et al. J Clin Med. 2022.

. 2022 Nov 25;11(23):6940.

doi: 10.3390/jcm11236940.

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, PhD Course in "Translational Medicine and Oncology", Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy.
² Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
³ Obstetrics and Gynecological Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, 00152 Rome, Italy.
⁴ Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCSS-Regina Elena National Cancer Unit Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.
⁵ Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), ARNAS "Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli", University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
⁶ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Gynecology Division, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy.
⁷ Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy.

Abstract

Hysterectomy is one of the most common non-obstetric gynecological surgical procedures carried out in Western countries [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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