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

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Fig. 12 — Condition after cutting the ligaments around the cervix: When the Heaney's forceps is used in the correct direction and the parametrial ligaments are cut along the roundness of the uterine cervix, the ligated stumps will line up at the same level to surround the cervix. ① uterine artery & cardinal ligament, ② sacrouterine ligament and posterior half of the cardinal ligament, ③ vesicouterine ligament and the anterior half of the cardinal ligament. (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).