1. Informed consent- written consent is obtained from the patient prior to performing the surgery. 2. It is recommended that the patient take nothing by mouth (food, water, etc.) for at least 6 hours ...

Medical professionals use the term “hysterectomy” to describe a standard surgical procedure that involves the complete or partial removal of a person’s uterus. A person may require a hysterectomy for ...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of sentinel node identification in patients with invasive cervix cancer undergoing radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy ...

A nurse's questions to a patient at her hysterectomy pre-operative appointment have sparked fury across the internet. The patient and original poster (OP), Reddit user Goddess_Skadi, recounted the ...

Fewer than one in four women having benign hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain had confirmed endometriosis at time of surgery, according to a study published online May 4 and in the June issue of ...