A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NON-DESCENT VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY AND TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY FOR BENIGN INDICATIONS - A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE

Hysterectomy is the second most frequently performed surgery on 1 women of reproductive age after caesarian section worldwide . In India, the incidence of hysterectomy is 4-6% of adult women 2 population, in 90% of cases the indications are benign conditions . Common benign indications for hysterectomy are symptomatic uterine leiomyomas (51.4%), abnormal uterine bleeding (41.7%), 3 endometriosis (30%), and prolapse (18.3%) . Approach to hysterectomy can be either abdominal or vaginal, with recent advances in technology various minimally invasive approaches such as laparoscopic, robotic and vNOTES approach are also increasingly 4 being used by gynaecologist.