Contents:
- Medical Video: Hysterectomy
- What is abdominal hysterectomy surgery?
- When do I need to have an abdominal hysterectomy?
- What should I know before undergoing abdominal hysterectomy surgery?
It is important for you to understand precautions and warnings before surgery. Discuss with your doctor if you have questions.
Process
What should I do before an abdominal hysterectomy surgery?Before the test, the doctor will give several medicines to clean the digestive tract. This is a process that is needed in surgery. In addition, you need to clean your vagina (vaginal douche) to reduce the risk of infection before and after surgery. Right before the surgery, the doctor will inject antibiotics through the blood vessels to reduce the risk of infection after surgery.
What is the process of operating abdominal hysterectomy?- What should I do after an abdominal hysterectomy?
If you have questions relating to this operation process, consult your doctor for a better understanding.
Complications
What complications can occur?There are several specific complications of this operation:
- pelvic infection or abscess
- the nearest organ can be damaged due to damage during surgery
- appearance of a fistula
- emergence of hematoma
- pussy cracked
- organ loss
- feeling sad and upset because you will become barren after the uterus is removed
- You have no menstruation
Medical Video: Hysterectomy
Definition
What is abdominal hysterectomy surgery?
Abdominal hysterectomy is performed to remove the entire or part of the uterus with an incision in the abdomen. During surgery, your doctor can remove the uterus or ovary if they feel the need.
When do I need to have an abdominal hysterectomy?
Doctors often perform this operation to treat prolonged menstrual cycles and heavy bleeding. In addition, this surgery can treat other diseases such as uterine fibrosis and oophorocystosis.
Prevention & warning
What should I know before undergoing abdominal hysterectomy surgery?
Before surgery, you should look for and consider other treatments. Prolonged menstrual cycles can be treated with drugs, contraceptives, or surgical removal of the uterine wall.
If your doctor thinks the location and size of oophorocystosis do not require surgery, the doctor will give medication to control the symptoms. If the drug is ineffective, there are other treatments such as removal of the cyst or reduction of uterine artery embolization.
It is important for you to understand precautions and warnings before surgery. Discuss with your doctor if you have questions.
Process
What should I do before an abdominal hysterectomy surgery?
Before surgery, the doctor will do several tests to check if you can undergo surgery. The surgeon will also choose the type of surgery that is right for you. The tests needed are:
- Pap test (known as Papanicolaou test), which early detects abnormal cervical cells or cervical cancer.
- endometrial biopsy, which detects abnormal cells in the endometrium or checks for the presence of endometrial cancer.
- Pelvic ultrasound, which helps doctors identify the size of uterine fibrosis, endometrial polyps, or ovarian cancer.
Before the test, the doctor will give several medicines to clean the digestive tract. This is a process that is needed in surgery. In addition, you need to clean your vagina (vaginal douche) to reduce the risk of infection before and after surgery. Right before the surgery, the doctor will inject antibiotics through the blood vessels to reduce the risk of infection after surgery.
What is the process of operating abdominal hysterectomy?
The surgery is carried out under anesthesia. It usually takes one hour. First, the surgeon makes an incision, which is usually below the navel line in the abdomen. Then, the surgeon will pull and open the abdominal wall to two sides and insert the instrument to remove the uterus. In most cases, the surgeon will also remove the cervix.
During surgery, in addition to an incision in the abdomen, the surgeon will make several incisions in the vagina to facilitate removal of the cervix.
What should I do after an abdominal hysterectomy?
After surgery, you need to be hospitalized for several hours for recovery. The doctor will:
- observe if you have abdominal pain
- give some medicines to reduce pain and prevent infection after surgery.
- help you to stand up immediately and walk around the room after surgery for recovery
After surgery, you usually have to stay in the hospital for 1-2 days, sometimes it can take longer. After surgery, you have to use sanitary napkins because the blood and vaginal fluids will flow quite a lot. Vaginal bleeding can last from a few days to several weeks. You should be aware that if you experience as much bleeding as you experience during your menstrual period, you should immediately notify your doctor.
If you have questions relating to this operation process, consult your doctor for a better understanding.
Complications
What complications can occur?
There are some common complications for any surgery
- pain
- bleeding
- infection in a surgical incision
- prominent scars
- blockage
There are several specific complications of this operation:
- pelvic infection or abscess
- the nearest organ can be damaged due to damage during surgery
- appearance of a fistula
- emergence of hematoma
- pussy cracked
- organ loss
- feeling sad and upset because you will become barren after the uterus is removed
- You have no menstruation
If you have questions about possible complications, please consult your doctor for more information.
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