Hematuria at Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A 9-year Review at Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgery, Australia

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and significance of hematuria during laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign uterine disease. The review assessed its incidence, risk factors, site of associated urinary tract injuries, methods of diagnosis, management strategies, and most likely intraoperative point at which hematuria occurred during laparoscopic hysterectomies. A retrospective review of 755 cases of laparoscopic-assisted and total laparoscopic hysterectomies from January 1998 through December 2006 was undertaken at Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgery, Sydney, Australia.