"Hysterectomy (plural: hysterectomies), the surgical resection of the uterus, is the most commonly performed gynaecological procedure in the USA 3. It is usually performed electively."
"Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States annually. After Caesarean section, it is the commonest performed gynaecological procedure in women of childbearing age in the USA (CDC data 1994-1999) 3."
Expected headings
"Epidemiology"
"Types"
"Radical hysterectomy"
"Intraoperative"
"Postoperative"
"There are two basic types in the non-cancer patient"
"These may be performed vaginally, laparoscopically or as an open surgery, such that the main types are"