female reproductive system - surgical terms NOT built from word parts

Question 1

anterior and posterior colporrhaphy (A&P repair)

Answer 1

surgical repair of a weakened vaginal wall to correct a cystocele (protrusion of the bladder against the anterior wall of the vagina) and a rectocele (protrusion of the rectum against the posterior wall of the vagina)

Question 2

conization

Answer 2

surgical removal of a cone-shaped area of the cervix; used in the treatment for noninvasive cervical cancer. Types of ionization include loop electrosurgical excision (LEEP), cryosurgery (cold knife ionization), and laser ablation (also called cone biopsy)

Question 3

dilation and curettage (D&C)

Answer 3

surgical procedure to widen the cervix and remove contents from the uterus using a curette. an instrument for scraping or suctioning; the procedure can be diagnostic or therapeutic

Question 4

endometrial ablation

Answer 4

procedure to destroy to remove the endometrium by use of laser, electrical, or thermal energy; used to treat abnormal uterine bleeding.

Question 5

laparoscopy

Answer 5

visual examination of the abdominopelvic cavity, accomplished by inserting a laparoscope through a tiny incision near the umbilicus. Numerous female reproductive system surgeries are performed with this technique.

Question 6

myomectomy

Answer 6

excision of a uterine fibroid (myoma)

Question 7

sentinel lymph node biopsy

Answer 7

injection of blue dye and / or radioactive isotope used to identify the sentinel lymph node(s), the first in the axillary chain and most likely to contain metastasis of breast cancer. The nodes are removed and microscopically examined. If the nodes closest to the cancer (called sentinel nodes) are negative, additional nodes are not removed.

Question 8

stereotactic breast biopsy

Answer 8

technique that combines mammography and computer-assisted biopsy to obtain tissue form a breast lesion.

Question 9

tubal ligation

Answer 9

surgical closure of the uterine tubes for sterilization; tubes may be cut and tied (ligated), cut and cauterized, or closed off with a clip, clamp, ring, or band.

Question 10

uterine artery embolization (UAE)

Answer 10

placement of small gelatin beads into uterine arteries to stop blood flow supplying uterine fibroids or to stop severe hemorrhage after childbirth; performed by an interventional radiologist.