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Hysterectomy - series: Normal anatomy

 Normal anatomy

Hysterectomy - series
Illustrations:

  • Normal anatomy
  • Indications
  • Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • The uterus is joined at the cervix to the vagina and by the fallopian or uterine tubes to the ovaries.

    Update Date: 8/31/2007

    Updated by: Harvey Simon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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