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. 2019 Mar 7;5(Suppl 1):S2–S10. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1678575

Fig. 11.

Fig. 11

Clamp, cut, and ligate the vesicouterine ligament and of the cardinal ligament (third step of parametrial tissue cutting): The vesicouterine ligament and anterior part of the cardinal ligament are clamped such that the convex surface of the Heaney's forceps faces diagonally in front of the uterus. (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: 42–55. Copyright © Medical View).