What are the three types of hysterectomy?
Types of hysterectomy
- total hysterectomy – where the uterus and cervix are removed.
- subtotal (partial) hysterectomy – where the uterus is removed, but the cervix is left in place.
- hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy – where the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed.
What are the four types of hysterectomy?
Types of Hysterectomy
- Total Hysterectomy. The surgeon removes your uterus and your cervix, but not your ovaries.
- Hysterectomy with Oophorectomy. The surgeon removes your uterus, one or both of your ovaries, and sometimes your fallopian tubes.
- Radical Hysterectomy.
- Supracervical Hysterectomy.
What are the two types of hysterectomy?
A partial hysterectomy (top left) removes just the uterus, and the cervix is left intact. A total hysterectomy (top right) removes the uterus and cervix. At the time of a total hysterectomy, your surgeon may also remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes (bottom).
What is a single site hysterectomy?
Your hysterectomy can be done through a small incision (cut) in your belly button using the da Vinci® robot allowing for virtually scarless results and less post-operative pain. The surgery can be performed in about one hour and patients go home within 24 hours.
What does SP hysterectomy mean?
A single-port hysterectomy is a very new procedure in which the cervix and uterus are all removed with just one small incision in the bellybutton. This is a procedure that I have become very familiar with and I perform routinely.
What is the best hysterectomy procedure?
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) says the safest, least invasive and most cost-effective way to remove a uterus for non-cancerous reasons is a vaginal hysterectomy, rather than laparoscopic or open surgery.
Is laparoscopic hysterectomy better than abdominal hysterectomy?
The 2015 Cochrane review on route of hysterectomy found that when a vaginal hysterectomy is not possible, laparoscopic hysterectomy has advantages, including faster return to normal activity, shorter duration of hospital stays, and fewer wound infections, when compared with open abdominal hysterectomy 3.
What is a full hysterectomy called?
(kum-PLEET HIS-teh-REK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove the entire uterus, including the cervix. Also called total hysterectomy. Enlarge. Hysterectomy.