Medical Illustrations of Hysterectomy Procedures

Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of areas of the uterus, it can also involve the removal of the fallopian tubes, ovaries and cervix and is used in a number of gynaecological complaints due to disease or injury. The illustrations below show four stages of the degrees of surgery for the hysterectomy procedure.

Total Abdominal Hysterectomy - this is the most commonly performed operation. It removes the womb and cervix.

Radical abdominal hysterectomy - this type of hysterectomy is usually performed to remove and treat cancer, when other treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, are not suitable or have failed to work. It removes the body of the womb, cervix and surrounding tissues, including the fallopian tubes, part of the vagina, ovaries, lymph glands and fatty tissue.

Sub-total abdominal hysterectomy - this is where the main body of the womb is removed, leaving the cervix in place. This is not performed very often. If the cervix is left in place there is still a risk of cervical cancer and cervical smear tests are still required.

Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy - is a hysterectomy that also removes the fallopian tubes (salpingectomy) and the ovaries (oophorectomy).

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Total abdominal hysterectomy illustration

Radical abdominal hysterectomy in watercolour

Sub-total abdominal hysterectomy

 

Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy