Hysterectomy is the most common major gynecologic surgery. [1] It can be performed by laparotomy, laparoscopy, or the vaginal route. The route of surgery depends on multiple factors. The disease ...

May 26, 2011 — Older women and those with medical comorbidities or cancer are at substantial risk for venous thromboembolism after laparoscopic hysterectomy, but prophylaxis use is highly variable, ...

A new study indicates traditional laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery is not only less expensive than robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy but the two approaches result in similar clinical ...

Last year, Nicole was miserable -- heavy periods, lots of cramping. Not only did she have fibroids, but her uterus and bladder were slipping downward, causing serious discomfort. Nicole needed a ...

Nivolumab Combined With Brentuximab Vedotin for Relapsed/Refractory Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Efficacy and Safety From the Phase II CheckMate 436 Study Traditional extrafascial ...

When you think of hysterectomy surgery, you might think "long recovery, big scar." Ladies, welcome to the future! The days of long, slow recoveries and large abdominal scars are a thing of the past ...

Study is in %27Journal of the American Medical Association%27 Robotic hysterectomies averaged %242%2C200 more than laparoscopic Accompanying editorial suggests ...

Each year about 600,000 women in the U.S. get a hysterectomy -- and despite medical advances in recent years, some will face a longer, more painful recovery than they might have needed. That's because ...

The Israeli subsidiary of Simbionix USA and a Florida medical school have received a grant of an unspecified amount to develop a laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery simulator. The grant comes from the U ...

Hysterectomies (the removal of the cervix and uterus) and oophorectomy (ovary removal) are additional surgical options that may be part of someone’s gender affirming process. Talk to your provider to ...