Research Article
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DOI:
xxx-xxxxx-xxxx
Subject:
Medicine
KeyWords:
Hysterectomy, Leiomyoma, Menorrhagia.
Abstract:
Hysterectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgeries throughout the world. Objective: To find out the most common indication for hysterectomy among rural patients and to correlate the histopathological findings with clinical presentation. Materials and methods: A retrospective study was performed on a total of 200 specimens and histopathological findings were compared with clinical presentation. Results: The most common indication for hysterectomy was leiomyoma (41%) followed by adenomyosis (15.5%) and the most common presentation was increased bleeding. The mean age of hysterectomy was 44.6 years and the average parity of the patients was 1.7.