Types of Hysterectomy
At Cheyenne Women’s Clinic, our board-certified physicians perform all types of hysterectomy. The method your provider chooses for you depends on your specific situation:
Abdominal Hysterectomy
In this procedure, which is major surgery that takes place in a hospital, your doctor makes an incision in your abdomen and removes the uterus from there. This approach is usually reserved for a very large uterus or when your doctor suspects you may have cancer.
Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
In this procedure, which takes place at a hospital or surgery center, your doctor operates using a laparoscope, which is an operating microscope used to view inside your abdomen through very small abdominal incisions. Your doctor performs the surgery by looking through the laparoscope and removing your uterus vaginally. Advantages of this type of hysterectomy include: