Hysterectomies
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus.
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Image courtesy of Gyrus ACMI
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Hysterectomy, or the surgical removal of the uterus, is the most common gynecological procedure performed in the United States. A hysterectdomy may be recommend for a range of health concerns including:
- Severe and intractable endometriosis (growth of the uterine lining outside the uterine cavity) and/or adenomyosis (a form of endometriosis, where the uterine lining has grown into and sometimes through the uterine wall musculature) after pharmaceutical or other surgical options have been exhausted
- Postpartum to remove either a severe case of placenta praevia (a placenta that has either formed over or inside the birth canal) or placenta percreta (a placenta that has grown into and through the wall of the uterus to attach itself to other organs), as well as a last resort in case of excessive postpartum bleeding
- For certain forms of reproductive system cancers or tumors
One of Dr. Martinez’ surgical specialties is laparoscopic hysterectomy, in which the surgery is done through 3 or more small incisions and thereby substantially reducing the hospital stay and post-surgery downtime associated with an abdominal hysterectomy.
