Minilaparotomy hysterectomy: A worthwhile alternative

Aim: To report the clinical merits and usefulness of minilaparotomy hysterectomy in comparison to the traditional abdominal approach. Material and Methods: A comparative study to review perioperative and postoperative outcomes and complications was conducted in 98 patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy through Pfannenstiel incision for benign gynecological disease or pre‐invasive pathology. Fifty of these patients (Group I) underwent hysterectomy by minilaparotomy approach (≤5 cm incision) and 48 patients (Group II) had standard/conventional methodology (>6 cm incision). Results: Though there were no statistically significant differences between the patients' profile as well as the size and weight of the removed uterus in the two groups, the mean operating time was 41.3 min in Group I and 77.5 min in Group II (P