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  2. Hysterectomy - Wikipedia

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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 are ...

  3. Wertheim–Meigs operation - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. 3 Causes for Hair Loss after Hysterectomy Surgery (& How to ...

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    A hysterectomy is a fairly common surgical procedure wherein the uterus is removed. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), 14.6% of women aged 18 years or older had ...

  5. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Hemispherectomy is the surgical removal of one cerebral hemisphere. Hemorrhoidectomy is removal of a hemorrhoid. Hepatectomy is the surgical resection of the liver. Hypophysectomy is the surgical removal of the pituitary gland or hypophysis such as when presented with a tumor. Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus.

  6. 'I want my womb removed but doctors say I'm too young' - AOL

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    A total hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the womb and cervix. In some cases the fallopian tubes, ovaries, lymph glands, and part of the vagina, can also be removed.

  7. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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    In addition, "pharyngo" means pharynx, "laryngo" means larynx, "esophag" means esophagus. Thus, "pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy" refers to the surgical removal of the three. The field of minimally invasive surgery has spawned another set of words, such as arthroscopic or laparoscopic surgery. These take the same form as above; an arthroscope is a ...

  8. Gynaecology patients going private to avoid NHS waiting lists

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    Forty-year-old mother Claire, had a hysterectomy - an operation where the womb is removed - 12 weeks ago. The mother-of-one needed the surgery to relieve her "debilitating" endometriosis and ...

  9. Vaginal cuff - Wikipedia

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    The vaginal cuff is the upper portion of the vagina that opens up into the peritoneum and is sutured shut after the removal of the cervix and uterus during a hysterectomy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The vaginal cuff is created by suturing together the edges of the surgical site where the cervix was attached to the vagina.