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gynecologic surgery
Indications:
- gynecologic disease not amenable to medical treatment
Adverse effects:
- 20-40% of women have significant lower-extremity lymphedema after surgery for gynecologic cancer [1]
- generally within 6-12 weeks after surgery, but may appear up to 18 months after surgery [1]
Notes:
- also see surgery
Related
gynecology (GYN)
Specific
abdominal sacrocolpopexy
cervical cerclage
chromotubation
closure of rectovaginal fistula
closure of urethrovaginal fistula
closure of vesicovaginal fistula
colpocleisis
colpoperineorrhaphy
colpopexy
colporrhaphy
colpotomy (vaginotomy)
culdocentesis; colpocentesis
deinfibulation
dilatation & curretage (D&C)
endometrial ablation
episiotomy
fimbrioplasty
follicle puncture for oocyte retrieval
gynecologic endoscopy
hymenotomy
hysterectomy
hysteroplasty; uuteroplasty; metroplasty
hysterorrhaphy
hysterotomy (metrotomy, uterotomy)
implantable sterilization device; tubal implant (Essure)
Kelly urethral plication
laparoscopic occlusion of oviducts
laparoscopic surgery for uterine myomectomy
laparoscopic surgery with colpexy (suspension of vaginal apex)
laparoscopic surgery, uterus
laparotomy for pelvic malignancy
lysis of labial adhesions
ovariectomy (oophorectomy)
Pereyra procedure
perineoplasty; perineorrhaphy
prosthetic vaginal graft
radiofrequency micro-remodeling of the female bladder neck
repair of cystocele
repair of enterocele
repair of pelvic floor defect
resection of Bartholin's gland/cyst
resection of Mullerian duct cyst
resection of ovarian cyst; ovarian cystectomy
resection of ovarian/tubal/peritoneal/uterine cancer
resection of ovarian/tubal/uterine/peritoneal cancer
resection of vaginal cyst/neoplasm
revision prosthetic vaginal graft
salpingectomy
salpingostomy
surgery for ectopic pregnancy
surgical abortion
symphysiotomy
trachelorrhaphy
tubal ligation; bilateral tubal ligation
tubouterine implantation
uterine suspension
vaginectomy
vaginoplasty
vulvectomy
wedge resection of ovary
General
surgery
References
- Bankhead C.
Lower Leg Lymphedema Common after Gyn Surgery.
More than a fourth of patients affected.
MedPage Today. March 29, 2018
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/sgo/72069
- Carlson J, et al
GOG 244, the lymphedema and gynecologic cancer (LeG) study:
Incidence and risk factors in newly diagnosed patients.
Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2018; Abstract 11.