Wrigley forceps to deliver a bulky uterus following a total laparoscopic hysterectomy for endometrial cancer.

Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol

Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Herston Queensland, Australia.

Published: October 2005

Morcellation of the uterus is contraindicated in endometrial cancer and a uterine size of 11 weeks or larger has been considered a contraindication for total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) in endometrial cancer. We describe a new technique of removing a bulky uterus in a patient with endometrial cancer with the use of Wrigley forceps following a total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

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