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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2024; 84(05): 477-478
DOI: 10.1055/a-2280-5530
GebFra Science
Letter to the Editor

The Greener Choice: Vaginal Hysterectomy’s Environmental Edge Over Laparoscopic Techniques

Die grünere Option: der ökologische Vorsprung der vaginalen Hysterektomie über laparoskopische Techniken

Authors

  • Cihan Kaya

    1   Dept. Ob/Gyn, Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

  • Murat Yassa

    2   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VM Medical Park Maltepe Hospital, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey

  • Koray Gorkem Sacinti

    3   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aksaray Research and Training Hospital, Aksaray, Turkey
    4   Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

  • Fatih Aktoz

    5   Brussels IVF, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

  • Ali Can Gunes

    6   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mamak State Hospital, Mamak/Ankara, Turkey
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Keywords

vaginal hysterectomy - vNOTES hysterectomy - laparoscopic hysterectomy - sustainable surgery - carbon footprint

Schlüsselwörter

vaginale Hysterektomie - vNOTES-Hysterektomie - laparoskopische Hysterektomie - nachhaltige Chirurgie - CO2-Bilanz


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Article published online:
29 May 2024

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