Total laparoscopic hysterectomy, vaginal hysterectomy and total abdominal hysterectomy using electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing technique: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To compare total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and vaginal hysterectomy (VH) using electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing (EBVS) technique regarding operative time, intra and postoperative complications.

Methods: The current prospective randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted at Ain-shams University maternity Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. Ninety patients who were admitted from gynecologic outpatient clinic to undergo hysterectomy were enrolled.