Gynecological Surgery Katy

Gynecologic surgery in Katy is usually performed on reproductive organs contained in the pelvis, including the uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina, and vulva. If cancer develops in any of these organs, one of the following types of gynecologic surgeries may be performed to treat the cancer:

• Hysterectomy. A hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus and cervix - a treatment option for cervical, uterine, and vaginal cancers. This procedure is either a simple hysterectomy, which is the removal of the uterus and cervix, or radical hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, cervix, upper vagina, and the tissue around the cervix. In addition, a radical hysterectomy may also include removal of multiple lymph nodes, called bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy. A subtotal or partial hysterectomy removes the uterus, but leaves behind the cervix. A hysterectomy may also include the removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes as well, and is called a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
• Salpingo-oophorectomy. This surgery removes both the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Salpingo-oophorectomy may be used to treat early-stage fallopian tube or ovarian cancers, when cancerous cells have not yet spread to other reproductive organs. Salpingo-oophorectomy may also be performed on patients with uterine cancer who have been through menopause. For women who have not been through natural menopause, an oophorectomy eliminates the source of estrogen and progesterone hormones in the body, causing a woman to go into menopause after surgery.
• Radical trachelectomy. This alternative to a hysterectomy removes the cervix and pelvic lymph nodes but not the uterus. It may be a treatment option for younger women who want to preserve their fertility.
• Vaginectomy. This type of gynecologic surgery in Katy involves the removal of the vagina and may include removal of the pelvic lymph nodes. The surgeons can create a new vagina with grafts of tissue from other parts of the woman’s body.
• Vulvectomy. This is the removal of part of or the entire vulva. In a skinning vulvectomy, only the top layer of skin is removed. A simple vulvectomy, on the other hand, is the removal of the entire vulva, but not down to the fascia (layer of connective tissue). In the past, a radical vulvectomy that removed the vulva to the fascia was performed for vulvar cancer. Today, however, doctors commonly perform a procedure called a radical wide local excision, which removes the cancer and some of the surrounding tissue. In addition, doctors usually perform a sentinel lymph node biopsy during vulvar surgery to find out whether the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes. If the cancer has spread, they will remove additional lymph nodes in a procedure called an inguinal lymphadenectomy.
• Pelvic exenteration. This surgery removes most or all organs from the pelvic region, including the uterus, vagina, lower colon, rectum, and bladder. This surgery is usually performed for recurrent cervical cancer that has spread to those organs after radiation therapy or previous surgery.