Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in Patients with Large Uteri: Comparison of Uterine Removal by Transvaginal and Uterine Morcellation Approaches

Table 1

Baseline data in two groups.

	Transvaginal group ( cases)	Morcellation group ( cases)	values
Age (years)			0.08
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.20
Uterine size (g.w.)			0.23
Parity (times)			0.43
Parous (%)			0.973
Yes	158 (97.5)	248 (97.6)
No	4 (2.5)	6 (2.4)
Previous cesarean section	39	53	0.44
Uterus dimensions with ultrasound, mm			0.23
Longitudinal axis
Transverse axis
Indications for TLH
Fibroid	107	151	0.18
Adenomyoma associated with menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea	55	103	0.18

TLH: total laparoscopic hysterectomy and BMI: body mass index.