1) Female genital procedure
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In gynecologic oncology, trachelectomy, also cervicectomy, is a surgical removal of the uterine cervix. As the uterine body is preserved, this type of surgery is a fertility preserving surgical alternative to a radical hysterectomy and applicable in selected younger women with early cervical cancer. ==Types== Trachelectomies, broadly, can be divid...
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Surgery to remove the cervix (the end of the uterus that forms a canal between the uterus and the vagina).The upper part of the vagina and certain pelvic lymph nodes may also be removed. Also called trachelectomy.
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<procedure> Excision of the cervix uteri. ... Synonym: trachelectomy. ... Origin: cervix + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(sur″vĭ-sek´tә-me) excision of the cervix uteri.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ser′vi-sek′tō-mē Definitions: 1. Excision of the cervix uteri. Synonyms: trachelectomy
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Cervicectomy: Surgical removal of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina. Cervicectomy is also called trachelectomy. Cervicectomy is done in younger women with early cancer of the cervix (with a tumor no larger than 2-3 centimeters). In this surgery, the cervix and the upper part of the vagina are removed but the...
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The surgical removal of the cervix.
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cervicectomy, trachelectomy Surgical removal of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina. Cervicectomy is done in younger women with early cancer of the cervix. In this surgery, the cervix and the upper part of the vagina are removed but the rest of the uterus is left in place. The lymph nodes in the pelvis are al...
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