Principles of Conventional Conservative Surgery

Operative Technique

The author suggests 15 principles regarding operative technique.

Uterine suspension (usually triplication of the round ligament) is often advocated to lift the adnexa out of the posterior cul-de-sac where they may be more vulnerable to adhesion formation. If the suspension lasts only a few days we feel we have accomplished our task. By this time the healing process has been completed sufficiently such that adhesions of the adnexa are unlikely.