Tag: Hysterectomy

What are the potential risks and complications associated with hysterectomy?

A hysterectomy is a major surgical procedure, and like any surgery, it comes with potential risks and complications.

Tagged Hysterectomy; Posted 12 months ago by Andreas Obermair

Can hysterectomy or other abdominal surgery cause irritable bowel syndrome?

Abdominal surgery, including a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), has been associated with changes in bowel function in some individuals.

Tagged Hysterectomy; Posted 14 months ago by Andreas Obermair

What to expect up to four months after your hysterectomy

Recovery after surgery may differ individually but also depending on if you had a laparoscopic or abdominal (open) surgery.

Posted in hysterectomy; Tagged Hysterectomy; Comments 19 ; Posted 2 years ago by Andreas Obermair

Laparoscopic hysterectomy superior to open surgery

It was a big day for The Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer on 30 October 2016.

Tagged cancer, endometrial, cost, TLH, TAH, Hysterectomy; Posted 8 years ago by Andreas Obermair

Doctor, how will you get my uterus out?

Patients frequently ask how we remove the uterus, which normally is the size of a pear, during laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Tagged Morcellation, uterus, Hysterectomy, surgery, uterine sarcoma; Posted 9 years ago by Andreas Obermair

Barriers of adopting laparoscopic hysterectomy

Tagged Hysterectomy, Complications, TLH; Posted 11 years ago

Breast cancer - hysterectomy and removal of ovaries and tubes

Tagged Hysterectomy, breast cancer, BSO; Comments 5 ; Posted 12 years ago

Create space at laparoscopy

Adequate exposure is a key aspect of any surgical procedure, and this is particularly true in laparoscopy.

Tagged laparoscopy, bowel retraction, Endo Loop, Endo Close, Hysterectomy, Training; Posted 12 years ago by Donal Brennan

Investments are needed for better hysterectomies

A recent ABC News feature suggested that the eradication of open hysterectomy and converting them to laparoscopic hysterectomy would save the Australian government $50 million straight away.

Tagged Hysterectomy, Research, cost; Comments 1 ; Posted 12 years ago

Should a Cystoscopy be always performed after laparoscopic hysterectomy?

Evidence is emerging that laparoscopic hysterectomy is the treatment of choice if a vaginal hysterectomy is not feasible. Injuries of the ureters or the bladder are uncommon after Laparoscopic Hysterectomy.

Tagged Cystoscopy, Hysterectomy; Comments 3 ; Posted 13 years ago

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