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Surgical removal of the uterus, resulting in inability to become pregnant (sterility). May be done through the abdomen or the vagina. A total hysterectomy is removal of the entire uterus and the cervix. A radical hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus, the tissue on both sides of the cervix (parametrium), and the upper part of the vagina.
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| hysterectomy |
It is an operation done to remove the womb. If is done trough the tummy it is called an abdominal hysterectomy. If it is done vaginally (through the vagina) it is called a vaginal hysterectomy. In recent times the laparoscopic approach is also used. ( laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy and laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy) See hysterectomy.
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