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Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Supracervical hysterectomy refers to removal of the uterus while the cervix is spared. These procedures may also involve removal of the ovaries ( oophorectomy ), fallopian tubes ( salpingectomy ), and other surrounding structures. The term “partial” or “total” hysterectomy ...
The first radical hysterectomy operation was described by John G. Clark, resident gynecologist under Howard Kelly at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1895. [2] [3] In 1898, Ernst Wertheim, a Viennese physician, developed the radical total hysterectomy with removal of the pelvic lymph nodes and the parametrium. In 1905, he reported the outcomes of ...
Trachelectomy. In gynecologic oncology, trachelectomy, also called cervicectomy, is a surgical removal of the uterine cervix. [ 1] As the uterine body is preserved, this type of surgery is a fertility preserving surgical alternative to a radical hysterectomy and applicable in selected younger women with early cervical cancer. [ 2]
Seven years ago, after the then-33-year-old Grand Ledge graduate had recovered from cervical cancer and underwent a radical hysterectomy, she started keeping a journal for the baby she one day ...
While uterine prolapse can be uncomfortable, Eilber says that, in general, “prolapse doesn't cause pain.”. In terms of intimacy, she explains that the uterus would get “pushed back into the ...
Surgical oncology. ICD-9-CM. 68.8. MeSH. D010385. [ edit on Wikidata] Pelvic exenteration (or pelvic evisceration) is a radical surgical treatment that removes all organs from a person's pelvic cavity. It is used to treat certain advanced or recurrent cancers. The urinary bladder, urethra, rectum, and anus are removed.
Orchiectomy (also named orchidectomy) is a surgical procedure in which one or both testicles are removed. The surgery can be performed for various reasons: [ 1][ 2][ 3] treatment for testicular cancer. as part of gender-affirming surgery for transgender women. as management for advanced prostate cancer [ 4]
MeSH. D002763. CPT. 47562. [ edit on Wikidata] Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. Cholecystectomy is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. [ 1] In 2011, cholecystectomy was the eighth most common operating room procedure performed in hospitals in the United States. [ 2]