**2. History**

Peripartum hysterectomy was first proposed by Joseph Cavallini in 1768 for use in animal models. In 1823, James Blundell demonstrated the feasibility of the idea through experiments conducted on rabbits. Although the method was attempted in humans in 1869, unfortunately, the patient succumbed at the 68th hour following the surgery performed by Storer [4, 5].

The first cesarean hysterectomy in which both the mother and the baby survived was performed by Eduardo Porro from Milan in 1876. During the surgery, Porro passed a wire through the cervix, sufficiently tightening it to control bleeding. He then cut the uterus from above and sutured the stump with silver sutures. As a result, the first human to successfully undergo a cesarean hysterectomy and survive was Julia Cavallini, a 25-year-old dwarf measuring 144 cm in height [1, 4, 5].

Subsequently, the method underwent further modifications by numerous surgeons worldwide.
