1: Gynaecological Surgery Flashcards
What did surgical management miscarriage use to be called
evacuation retained products of conception
When is surgical management safer than medical management for miscarriage
< 13weeks
What is preferred method of surgical management of miscarriage
vacuum aspiration
what is a hysteroscopy
camera to inspect inside the uterus
what is laparoscopy used for in gynaecology
visualise peritoneal endometriosis
surgery - eg. laparoscopy hysterectomy
when may hysterectomy be performed
Menorrhagia
Cancer
what is a total hysterectomy
Removal uterus and cervix
what is a sub-total hysterectomy
Removal cervix
in a sub-total hysterectomy what will women need to continue having
Smear tests
what is wetheim’s hysterectomy also known as
Radical hysterectomy
what is removed in wetheim’s hysterectomy
- Uterus
- Cervix
- Vagina
- Pelvic lymph nodes
when is wertheim’s hysterectomy used
Cancer
what % of women will continue to have cyclical bleeding after removal of uterus
10
if ovaries are kept in hysterectomy what often ensues
pre-mature menopause
What is colporrhapy used for
repair prolapse
