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Where is the womb?
Abdominal hysterectomy
Fibroid removed during abdominal hysterectomy
Vaginal hysterectomy
LAVH procedure
Robot assisted hysterectomy
Hysterectomy scars


WOMB (Uterus)


Position of the womb and surrounding organs. See also the female body.


ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY

Different types of abdominal hysterectomy. All procedures involve the removal of the womb. They vary thereafter by what else is removed.

 

 


Low incision made and womb is removed.


FIBROID REMOVED

A large uterine fibroid which was removed during an abdominal hysterectomy procedure.


VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY

Picture shows the womb being removed through the vagina.


LAVH PROCEDURE


Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH). The laparoscope inserted through the tummy lights the area, so that the surgeon can see more clearly. The womb is then removed as normal through the vagina.


ROBOT ASSISTED HYSTERECTOMY

Robot assisted hysterectomy (da Vinci surgery). The doctor sits at a computer desk to control the surgery and a robot carries out the procedure.


HYSTERECTOMY SCARS

Scar 2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy.

 


Small cuts after a laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Scars after a robotic assisted hysterectomy.

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