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Hysterectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 68.9 MeSH D007044 A hysterectomy (from Greek ὑστέρα hys … Wikipedia
Hysterectomy — A surgical operation to remove the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix. Removal of the entire uterus and the cervix is referred to as a total hysterectomy. Removal of the body of the uterus without removing the cervix is referred to as a subtotal… … Medical dictionary
Vaginal hysterectomy — Removal of the uterus through a surgical incision made within the vagina. With a vaginal hysterectomy, the scar is not outwardly visible. A vaginal hysterectomy is as opposed to an abdominal * * * vaginal hysterectomy n a hysterectomy performed… … Medical dictionary
hysterectomy — n. the surgical removal of the uterus, either through an incision in the abdominal wall (abdominal hysterectomy) or through the vagina (vaginal hysterectomy). Subtotal hysterectomy (rarely performed now) involves removing the body of the uterus… … The new mediacal dictionary
Hysterectomy, laparoscopic assisted vaginal — A procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the vagina (birth canal). Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy is often referred to, more concisely, by its abbreviation: LAVH. In… … Medical dictionary
Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy — A procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the vagina (birth canal). Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy is often referred to, more concisely, by its abbreviation: LAVH. In LAVH,… … Medical dictionary
Гистерэктомия (Hysterectomy) — хирургическое удаление матки, выполняемое либо через разрез в брюшной стенке (абдоминальная гистерэктомия (abdominal hysterectomy)), либо через влагалище (влагалищная гистерэктомия (vaginal hysterectomy)). При надвлагалищной экстирпации матки… … Медицинские термины
Abdominal hysterectomy — Surgical removal of the uterus (a hysterectomy) done through an incision made in the abdominal wall. As opposed to a vaginal hysterectomy in which the incision is made within the * * * excision of the uterus through an incision in the abdominal… … Medical dictionary
radical hysterectomy — n the surgical removal of the uterus, parametrium, and uterine cervix along with the partial removal of the pelvic lymph nodes that is typically performed to treat cervical or endometrial cancer see WERTHEIM OPERATION compare PANHYSTERECTOMY * *… … Medical dictionary
laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy — (LAVH) hysterectomy in which the ligamentous attachments of the uterus are severed using laparoscopic instruments and the uterus is then removed through the vagina … Medical dictionary
