Hysterectomy
Alternate Names : Vaginal hysterectomy, Abdominal hysterectomy, Supracervical hysterectomy, Radical hysterectomy, Removal of the uterus, Laparoscopic hysterectomy, Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy, LAVH, Total laparoscopic hysterectomy, TLH, Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy, Robotically assisted hysterectomy
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Hysterectomy - series Indications
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A hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus, resulting in the inability to become pregnant (sterility). May be done through the abdomen or the vagina. Hysterectomy may be recommended for: - severe, long-term (chronic) infections (pelvic inflammatory disease)
- severe inflammation of the lining of the uterus (endometriosis)
- tumors in the uterus
- uterine fibroids, cancer of the endometrium
- cancer of the cervix, cancer of the ovary
- severe, long-term (chronic) vaginal bleeding
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