St. Joseph-s Women-s Hospital works with Tampa Bay-s finest gynecological surgeons on both an outpatient and inpatient basis. Many of the procedures are performed with our state-of-the-art laser technology in our 10 surgical suites dedicated to women's care.
Some common gynecological surgical procedures include:
- Hysterectomy - total abdominal, vaginal, radical, laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy
- Total abdominal - removal of the uterus and cervix through an abdominal incision
- Vaginal - removal of the uterus and cervix through an incision at the top of the vagina
- Radical - removal of the uterus, cervix, upper vagina, and adjacent pelvic lymph nodes
- Laparoscopy, diagnostic and operative (minimally invasive) - the insertion of a lighted telescope into a small incision in the navel to look inside the abdomen
- Hysteroscopy, diagnostic and operative (minimally invasive) - the insertion of a lighted telescope into the cervix to look inside the uterus
- Bladder suspensions by various surgical methods - this includes restoring the bladder to its origin position in the pelvis for appropriate bladder function and incontinence correction
- Colporrhaphy - repair of the bladder bulge (anterior) and rectal bulge (posterior) in the vaginal wall
- Cervical Biopsy - the removal of a piece of the cervix for pathology examination
- Dilatation and Curettage - the cervix is dilated the uterus is gently scraped to remove tissue
- Endometrial Ablations by various methods - the removal of the uterine lining to reduce abnormal bleeding
- Exploratory Laparotomy - the exploration of the abdomen through a surgical incision
- Fistula repairs - Recto-vaginal fistula is the repair of a small opening between the rectum and vagina; Vesico-vaginal fistula is the repair of a small opening between the bladder and vagina
- Marsupialization of Bartholin Cyst - the surgical removal of a cyst that appears on the perineum
- Myomectomy - the removal of a portion of muscle or muscle tissue involved with a tumor-like growth
- Oophorectomy - the removal of one ovary or both ovaries
- Condyloma removal- the removal of a wart-like growth on the vaginal tissue
- Salpingectomy - the removal of a fallopian tube
For a referral to a gynecologist or a gynecological oncologist, please call (813) 870-4747.
