Introduction of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy as a Substitute for Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy: A Comparison of the First 23 Cases

Eiji Koike, Yasushi Kotani, Takako Tobiume, Isao Tsuji, Hidekatsu Nakai, Masayo Ukita, Ayako Suzuki, Masahiko Umemoto, Mitsuru Shiota and Masaki Mandai^*

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan

^*Corresponding Author: Masaki Mandai, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka- Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan, Tel: 81-72-366-0221, Fax: 81-72-368- 3745 Email: