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Our experienced Consultant Surgeons offer a comprehensive range of gynaecological procedures to women of all ages in the comfort of a five star private hospital.
Kingsbridge Private Hospital can support you through any gynaecological diagnosis that may require surgical intervention. We can facilitatea wide range of surgeries including day procedures and those that may require overnight stays.
Our surgeons and nurses are highly skilled in their field and you can be assured you are always in safe hands.
Some of the surgical procedures available at Kingsbridge Private Hospital include:
A Hysterectomy is an operation to remove the womb (uterus). It may be advised for a number of reasons including the removal of Fibroids. At Kingsbridge Private Hospital our expert consultants will provide you with any information or concerns you have before you decide to have a hysterectomy.
The female reproductive organs are made up of a womb, vagina, Fallopian tubes and ovaries. The womb is about the size of a pear. It is made of specialised muscle and lies in the pelvis between the bladder and the bowel. A Hysterectomy is the removal of the womb by an operation.
A hysterectomy can treat a number of conditions that affect the reproductive system including irregular or heavy menstrual bleeding, endometriosis, prolapse or fibroids.
A hysterectomy can be performed by one of the following three ways:
There are different types of surgeries which may be available depending on your condition:
Usually your ovaries are usually left in place because they produce oestrogen – otherwise you would immediately go through the menopause. After a hysterectomy, you will no longer have periods or be able to become pregnant.
You may have a hysterectomy if your uterus is causing health problems that cannot be treated by other means.
Possible reasons include the following:
Vaginal hysterectomy usually takes about an hour, during which your surgeon will pass specially designed instruments through your vagina to remove your cervix and womb. The surgeon will then close the top of your vagina using dissolvable stitches and may place a tampon-shaped dressing in your vagina. With a vaginal hysterectomy you won’t have any visible cuts or scars.
An abdominal hysterectomy usually takes around an hour, but this can vary depending on the complexity of the surgery.
In most cases, your surgeon will create a 10cm long incision across your lower abdomen, just below your bikini line. Your surgeon will remove your womb through the cut in your abdomen, then stitches, metal clips or glue can be used to close the cut and the area will be covered with a dressing.
Recovery time will depend on the type of hysterectomy treatment you've received.
With a vaginal hysterectomy, you will need to stay in hospital for one to two days, whereas with an abdominal hysterectomy most women will stay in hospital for two to four days depending on recovery.
Following surgery at Kingsbridge Private Hospital it will usually take about four to six weeks to make a full recovery from a vaginal hysterectomy and most women are able to return to work between two and six weeks after the procedure.
An abdominal hysterectomy normally takes about 4 to 12 weeks to make a full recovery from. Most women find they are able to return to work between 4 and 8 weeks after the operation. During the recovery period you can lift light items, such as a kettle, but nothing heavy. Following surgery, we recommend that a friend or relative to stay with you for the first few days after your treatment.
Hysteroscopy is a procedure uses a narrow tube-like instrument called a hysteroscope to look inside the womb. The hysteroscope is very slim (about 3 to 5 millimetres in diameter). It's carefully passed through the vagina and neck of the uterus (cervix) and into your uterus. The hysteroscope has a video camera inside which sends pictures to a computer screen. This allows your consultant to check for any abnormalities in the lining of the uterus.
The hysteroscope has special channels which allow the consultant to pass various instruments into the uterus. This means that as well as being able to look inside the uterus, the consultant can perform certain procedures.
A hysteroscopy may be used to try to determine the cause of various problems such as:
A hysteroscopy may also be used to investigate the cause of various problems such as:
Before you have the procedure your consultant at Kingsbridge Private Hospital will talk to you about the test and discuss a number of different treatment options with you. For some symptoms it may be possible to treat them immediately, using a hysteroscope. Your consultant will advise you on the best course of treatment at your appointment.
Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of an ovary. If one ovary is removed, a woman may continue to menstruate and have children but if both ovaries are removed, menstruation stops and a woman loses the ability to have children.
If one ovary is removed, a woman may continue to menstruate and have children but if both ovaries are removed (bilateral oophorectomy), menstruation stops and a woman loses the ability to have children.
Oophorectomy is often performed to:
In an oophorectomy, one or part of an ovary may be removed or both ovaries may be removed.
When an oophorectomy is done to treat ovarian cancer or other spreading cancers, both ovaries are removed (called a bilateral oophorectomy).
Removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes is performed in about one-third of hysterectomies (surgical removal of the uterus), often to minimise the risk of ovarian cancer.
Oophorectomies are sometimes performed on premenopausal women who have estrogen-sensitive breast cancer in an effort to remove the main source of estrogen from their bodies although this procedure has become less common.
At Kingsbridge Private Hospital our Consultants will be able to advise you on the best form of treatment. In some cases surgery may not be needed and alternative treatments will be offered.
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy is a keyhole hysterectomy done through tiny cuts in the tummy, using tiny, modern cutting instruments to diminish the damage to the skin and the pelvic tissues. Keyhole surgery has many advantages to open surgery.
Benefits of a total laparoscopic hysterectomy?
Trauma to the skin and the tissues in the pelvis is smaller and this means that recovery is much quicker than after a tummy cut (laparotomy). The average hospital stay is 1-2 days only and the majority of patients resume their normal activities quickly. That can be an important factor for those looking after their children, needing to go back to work and those who would like to enjoy their full, active life as soon as possible.
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