Findings from an analysis of more than 66,000 abdominal hysterectomies performed in New York hospitals reveal key risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) following these procedures, including ...

Hysterectomy is the second most common surgery for women in their reproductive years, right after cesarean section. Nearly 68% of these surgeries are done to address non-cancerous conditions such as ...

September 1, 2015 - For women undergoing hysterectomy, removal of "hanging" abdominal fat and skin--a cosmetic procedure called panniculectomy--can be performed at the same surgery without increasing ...

For many women, it brings relief from years of pain, heavy bleeding, or prolapse. But the decision can feel overwhelming, ...

In this perspective, we review the limitations of the pre-2018 evidence that seemed to support the use of minimally invasive radical hysterectomy in cervical cancer, reflect on the biases that ...

Regardless of how it is performed, hysterectomy is not significantly associated with de novo urinary incontinence overall or any of its subtypes. Hysterectomy is not an independent risk factor for de ...