cesarean hysterectomy

hysterectomy /hys·ter·ec·to·my/ (-ek´tah-me) excision of the uterus.

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abdominal hysterectomy  that performed through the abdominal wall.

cesarean hysterectomy  cesarean section followed by removal of the uterus.

complete hysterectomy  total h.

partial hysterectomy  subtotal h.

radical hysterectomy  excision of the uterus, upper vagina, and parametrium.

subtotal hysterectomy  that in which the cervix is left in place.

total hysterectomy  that in which the uterus and cervix are completely excised.

vaginal hysterectomy  that performed through the vagina.

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cesarean hysterectomy or caesarean hysterectomy

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A cesarean section followed by removal of the uterus.

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cesarean hysterectomy

[sizer′ē·ən]

Etymology: L, Caesar lex, Caesar's law; Gk, hystera, womb, ektomē, excision

a surgical operation in which the uterus is removed at the time of cesarean section. It is performed most often for complications of cesarean section, usually intractable hemorrhage. Less often it is done to treat preexisting gynecologic disease, such as an intraepithelial cervical neoplasia or cancer. It is rarely done electively for sterilization because the danger of hemorrhage is greater when both procedures are performed simultaneously.

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hysterectomy

surgical removal of the uterus.

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abdominal hysterectomy

that performed through the abdominal wall.

cesarean hysterectomy

cesarean section followed by removal of the uterus.

radical hysterectomy

excision of the uterus, upper vagina, and parametrium.

subtotal hysterectomy

that in which the cervix is left in place.

total hysterectomy

that in which the uterus and cervix are completely excised.