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Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Supracervical hysterectomy refers to removal of the uterus while the cervix is spared. These procedures may also involve removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy), fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and other surrounding structures.
15 wrz 2017 · Vaginal hysterectomy dates back to ancient times. The procedure was probably first performed by Themison of Athens 20 years before the birth of Christ and definitely performed and described by Soranus of Ephesus in 120 AD. There are many reports of its use in the...
14 sty 2022 · Hysterectomy is a major operation and is as old as time. This chapter touches briefly on the history of this procedure, its present aspects and general advice for these women who may need a hysterectomy, and finally the direction of new developments about it.
The objectives of the present article is to review the development of the operation from a historical perspective, and to attempt to answer some of the dilemmas posed when choosing between a total and subtotal procedure, using results from evidence-based research when possible.
18 lip 2023 · Abdominal hysterectomy was first performed in 1843. Prior attempts at removal of the uterus date back to ancient times, when vaginal hysterectomy was performed to treat uterine prolapse or inversion.
In standardizing the radical abdominal hysterectomy, Wertheim took the first necessary step toward the development of a safe and feasible operation for the treatment of locally invasive cervical cancer—an undertaking equally rooted in surgical technique and management of operative morbidities.
The origins of vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy are traced from the 19th century after the pioneering work of Langenbeck and Clay. Advances in anaesthesia, blood transfusion, antibiotics and surgical technique led to hysterectomy becoming the second most common operation in women.
