Long-Term Outcomes Following Laparoscopic and Abdominal Supracervical Hysterectomies

Table 3

Surgical procedures performed after the hysterectomy.

Surgical procedures after hysterectomy	Supracervical abdominal hysterectomy 𝑁*	Supracervical laparoscopic hysterectomy 𝑁**
Resurgery within 24 hours due to bleeding	3	—
Laparoscopic adhesiolysis	—	6
Laparoscopic extirpation of cervix uteri	—	7
Drainage of postoperative hematoma/abscess	2	1
Bowel resection due to postoperative peritonitis	1	1
BSOE and removal of cervix uteri (sarcoma uteri)	—	1
Scar correction	1	3
Umbilical hernia repair	—	1
Tension-free vaginal tape procedure (TVT)	—	2
Cystoscopy	1	—
Total	8 (6%)	22 (7%)

*Total number of women having supracervical abdominal hysterectomy: 134.
**Total number of women having supracervical laparoscopic hysterectomy: 315.