*5.1.2.4 Transection of infundibulo-pelvic ligament, fallopian tube, and utero-ovarian ligament*

In the retroperitoneal space, the ureter may be identified. When we need to preserve the ovaries, the utero-ovarian ligament and fallopian tubes are grasped with forceps, cut, and suture ligated. Otherwise, the ovaries tend to be removed, and the window of peritoneal opening is enlarged sufficiently to expose the ovarian vessels inside the infundibulopelvic ligament, uterine artery, and ureter. The infundibulopelvic ligament is grasped with forceps, cut, and suture ligated. The ovarian vessels are ligated. The connective tissue around the cardinal ligament is removed, and the posterior leaf of the broad ligament is divided inferiorly toward the uterosacral ligament to aid in uterine mobilization (**Figures 2** and **3**).
