Hysterectomy

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Pelvic laparoscopy

Hysterectomy

Uterus

Hysterectomy - series

Overview

Recovery

Risks

Hysterectomy

Alternative Names:

Vaginal hysterectomy; Abdominal hysterectomy; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Supracervical hysterectomy; Radical hysterectomy; Removal of the uterus

Risks:

The risks for any anesthesia are:

Reactions to medications
Problems breathing

The risks for any surgery are:

Bleeding
Infection

Other risks that are possible from a hysterectomy include:

Injury to nearby organs, including the bladder or blood vessels
Injury to bowel
Pain with intercourse

Review Date: 12/1/2005
Reviewed By: Sharon Roseanne Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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