- laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy
- (LAVH) hysterectomy in which the ligamentous attachments of the uterus are severed using laparoscopic instruments and the uterus is then removed through the vagina.
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laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy
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