Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
Abdominal hysterectomy is an invasive surgical procedure in which the uterus is removed, sometimes with the cervix, ovaries, ligaments and the fallopian tubes through a horizontal incision made in the lower abdomen or the bikini line (similar to the incision for a Cesarean Section) which is 6 to 8 inches long. The opening in the abdomen gives the surgeon easy access of the pelvic organs. In some cases, however, if the uterus is too large or bulky, a vertical incision may be made, providing the surgeon a greater access to the abdominal cavity.
Wow no wonder we are moody during our periods. I’m sorry but this is down right ugly.
Never ceases to amaze me, how people have learned to identify multiple structures within our blob of uniform viscera! What I'm no longer amazed by was the choice of my surgeon not to bring up the extraction pathway for my CA rule-out, wholly intact, laprascopic partial 😒
