Effect of laparoscopic hysterectomy on bladder neck and urinary symptoms

Objective: To assess the effect of laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) on the mobility and position of bladder neck (BN) and urinary symptoms. Design: We assessed the BN and urinary symptoms of 151 patients by introital ultrasonography and questionnaires before and after LH. Sample: One hundred and fifty...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology 2003-02, Vol.43 (1), p.65-69
Main Authors: Long, Cheng-Yu, Hsu, Shih-Cheng, Wu, Tung-Pi, Fu, Jung-Chung, Hsu, Yu-Sin, Su, Jiun-Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy - methods
Incidence
Laparoscopy
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Prospective Studies
Urinary Bladder - physiopathology
Urinary Incontinence, Stress - epidemiology
Urination Disorders - epidemiology
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Objective: To assess the effect of laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) on the mobility and position of bladder neck (BN) and urinary symptoms. Design: We assessed the BN and urinary symptoms of 151 patients by introital ultrasonography and questionnaires before and after LH. Sample: One hundred and fifty‐one women who underwent LH from June 1999 to June 2001. Results: A significant decrease was noted in the number of women exhibiting one or more urinary symptoms from 81 (53.6%) preoperatively to 58 (38.4%) postoperatively (P 
ISSN:0004-8666
1479-828X
DOI:10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00019.x