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

Fig. 7.

Fig. 7

Cut the uterine artery and cardinal ligament (first step of parametrial tissue cutting): Cut at a point slightly beyond the tip of the Heaney's forceps to the point where the Heaney's forceps tip is displaced 2–5 mm downward from the tip of the Kocher's forceps, when cutting (arrow). (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).