Background: Concerning total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), opening
the retroperitoneum and prophylactic ligation of both uterine arteries (UA) is
not a routine procedure during a simple hysterectomy and it is not practiced
widely in gynecology education. Methods: In this study, we tried to show
the prophylactic ligation of internal iliac artery anterior division (IIAD) and
provide hemostasis of UA at an anatomical plane where we considered it would be
easier to perform and relatively safer, in terms of distance, regarding ureteric
injury, in a prospective randomized controlled trial. Results: When this
technique was used the duration of the operation got longer approximately 3
minutes (min) (57.15


