What is gynecologic pelvic surgery?

Also known as:  ovarian cyst surgery, uterine reconstruction, vaginal surgery, adolescent gynecologic surgery, vaginal septum, imperforate hymen, Mayer-Rokitansky, didelphic uterus, vaginal atresia, Herlyn Werner Wunderlich syndrome, OHVIRA syndrome, teratoma, androgen insensitivity.

The pelvis is comprised of several bones that form the hips, the tailbone and connect the legs to the rest of your body. The pelvis contains the gynecologic organs of the female, including the vagina, the uterus, the fallopian tubes and the ovaries. Pelvic surgery may be required for several reasons, such as ovarian cysts and tumors, congenital malformations of the uterus and vagina or absence of these organs.

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Reviewed by: Cathy Anne Burnweit, MD

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM