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Olshausen's method
Also known as:
Olshausen's operation
Olshausen's suspension
Associated persons:
Robert Michaelis von Olshausen
Description:
Surgery done for retroversion of the uterus used when pregnancy may be expected. Consists of suturing the round ligaments and a portion of the broad ligaments to the abdominal wall.
Bibliography:
- R. von Olshausen:
Ueber ventrale Operation bei Prolapsus und Retroversio uteri.
Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie, Leipzig, 1886, 10: 698-701.
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