Reappraisal of an Intraoperative Resource for Performing Vaginal Hysterectomy in Patients with Prior Pelvic Surgery

Prior pelvic surgery is a relative contraindication for vaginal hysterectomy. The authors describe a procedure to be used as an Intraoperative resource, which helps in clearing any doubt for performing this surgical procedure, offering greater safety for the surgeon and preserving the patient’s bodily integrity.

The aforementioned procedure was performed in two hundred and ten patients, who all underwent vaginal hysterectomy.   

*Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; former Head of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital

**Physician, GP