%0 Journal Article
%T HYSTERECTOMIES
%A QAMAR-UR-NISA
%J The Professional Medical Journal
%D 2011
%I 
%X To audit indications and histopathological diagnosis of hysterectomies performed at Muhammad Medical Collegehospital, Mirpurkhas. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology andDepartment of Pathology, Muhammad Medical College Hospital, Mirpurkhas Sindh from January to December 2008. Methodology: Dataregarding symptoms and indications of hysterectomies performed during this year were collected from files and patient records.Histopathological reports of those patients were collected from department of pathology. The results were analyzed by percentages. Results: Atotal of 145 hysterectomies were performed in 2008. Mean age of patients was 45years ranging from 35-60 years and parity ranges from 4 ¨C 10.Most common presenting complaints were excessive menstrual blood loss in 97(67%) patients, followed by some thing coming out of vagina28(19%). Most common pre-operative diagnosis of fibroid was made in 44 (33%) followed by uterovaginal prolapse in 28(19%) anddysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) in 18(12%) of patients. Regarding histopathological diagnosis chronic cervicitis was the most commonlydiagnosed pathology in 45 (31%) followed by fibroid in 25(17%) cases. Conclusions: A yearly audit should be conducted in every institute tocollect data and to analyze the pattern of indication and lesions found on histopathological examination.
%K Hysterectomies
%U http://www.theprofesional.com/article/2011/vol-01/009-Prof-1696.pdf