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. 2019 Mar 20;5(Suppl 1):S27–S32. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1683919

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Fig. 3 — Incision of the anterior vaginal wall: In case the boundary between the portio vaginalis uteri and the vagina cannot be recognized, a longitudinal incision of 3 to 4 cm is made from the anterior wall of the uterine cervix to the vagina. (Reproduced with permission from 1. Hiramatsu Y. Basic Procedure 1. In: Hiramatsu Y, Konishi I, Sakuragi N, Takeda S, eds. Mastering the Essential Surgical Procedures OGS Now, No. 2 Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (Japanese). Tokyo: Medical View; 2010: 162–169. Copyright © Medical View).