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Chapters: Mastectomy, Hysterectomy, Neck Dissection, Hemicorporectomy, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services Foundation, Frozen Section Procedure, Colectomy, Thyroidectomy, Prostatectomy, Nephrectomy, Hepatectomy, Lung Cancer Surgery, Esophagectomy, Coccygectomy, Pneumonectomy, Lymphadenectomy, Cordotomy, Pancreatectomy, Forequarter Amputation, Laryngectomy, Radical Mastectomy, Hartmann's Operation, Vulvectomy, Pelvic Exenteration, Lumpectomy, Hemipelvectomy, Adrenalectomy, Bowel Resection, Liver Resection, Clean Margin, Hypophysectomy, Wedge Resection, Lobectomy. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 122. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A hysterectomy (from Greek hystera "womb" and ektomia "a cutting out of") is the surgical removal of the uterus, usually performed by a gynecologist. Hysterectomy may be total (removing the body, fundus, and cervix of the uterus; often called "complete") or partial (removal of the uterine body but leaving the cervical stump, also called "supracervical"). It is the most commonly performed gynecological surgical procedure. In 2003, over 600,000 hysterectomies were performed in the United States alone, of which over 90% were performed for benign conditions. Such rates being highest in the industrialized world has led to the major controversy that hysterectomies are being largely performed for unwarranted and unnecessary reasons. Removal of the uterus renders the patient unable to bear children (as does removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes), and changes her hormonal levels considerably, so the surgery is normally recommended for only a few specific circumstances: Although hysterectomy is frequently performed for fibroids (benign tumor-like growths inside the uterus itself made up of muscle and connective tissue), conser...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=352960