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Hysterectomy

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<B>Hysterectomy:</B> A surgical operation to remove the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix.

Removal of the entire uterus and the cervix is referred to as a total hysterectomy.

Removal of the body of the uterus without removing the cervix is referred to as a subtotal hysterectomy.

<U>History:</U> James Blundell, a London obstetrician, performed the first successful hysterectomy in 1828. He also proposed doing a Caesarean hysterectomy (removing the uterus with the baby within it) to save the life of the mother (and baby).

Blundell is considered a founder of modern abdominal surgery.

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