?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Ethical+issues+in+laparoscopic+hysterectomy+%0A&rft.creator=Hebbar%2C+Shripad&rft.creator=Nayak%2C+Sathisha&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.description=Hysterectomy+is+performed+for+a+wide+range+of+benign+and+malignant+conditions%2C+such+as+fibroids%2C+menorrhagia+and+pelvic+pain%2C+and+gynaecological+malignancies.+One+in+four+women+has+a+chance+of+undergoing+hysterectomy+in+her+lifetime.+Conventionally+abdominal+hysterectomy+is+done+through+the+open+approach.+However%2C+many+patients+assume+that+the+modern+laparoscopic+hysterectomy+is+superior+to+the+standard+approach.+Laparoscopic+surgical+centres+are+mushrooming+in+major+cities.+This+article+presents+ethical+considerations+involved+in+the+decision-making+process+of+choosing+from+the+surgical+options+available.&rft.date=2006-01&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5142%2F1%2F141mi019.html&rft.identifier=++Hebbar%2C+Shripad+and+Nayak%2C+Sathisha++(2006)+Ethical+issues+in+laparoscopic+hysterectomy.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5142%2F