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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 is a very common operation. The uterus may be completely removed, partially removed, or may be removed with the tubes and ovaries. A partial hysterectomy is removal of just the upper portion of the uterus, leaving the cervix and the base of the uterus are left intact. A total hysterectomy is removal of the entire uterus and the cervix . A radical hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus, both fallopian tubes, both ovaries, and the upper part of the vagina. A hysterectomy may be done through an abdominal incision (abdominal hysterectomy) or through a vaginal incision (vaginal hysterectomy).
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Review Date : 2/10/2010
Reviewed By : Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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