The nurse is caring for a female client recovering from surgery to remove the uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes using a traditional approach. The nurse realizes this client has had a:
1. complete hysterectomy.
2. laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy.
3. partial hysterectomy.
4. total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
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Removal of the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes through an abdominal incision is called a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. A hysterectomy performed vaginally via laparoscope is a laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. A partial hysterectomy removes the body of the uterus without the cervix, and a complete hysterectomy is the removal of the entire uterus.
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