Hysterectomy Workup

  • Author: Hetal B Gor, MD, FACOG; Chief Editor: Michel E Rivlin, MD   more...
 
Updated: Jan 25, 2012
 

Laboratory Studies

Lab studies related to hysterectomy include CBC count, Papanicolaou test, endometrial sampling, ultrasonography, blood type and cross match, and, in some cases, chest radiography, ECG, CAT scan, MRI, cystoscopy, barium enema, IVP, blood chemistry, tumor markers.

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Hetal B Gor, MD, FACOG  Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Private Practice

Hetal B Gor, MD, FACOG is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

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Specialty Editor Board

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD  Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Michel E Rivlin, MD  Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Michel E Rivlin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

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Frederick B Gaupp, MD  Consulting Staff, Department of Family Practice, Hancock Medical Center

Frederick B Gaupp, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Family Physicians

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Chief Editor

Michel E Rivlin, MD  Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Michel E Rivlin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

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Additional Contributors

The authors and editors of eMedicine gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous authors Gloria Bachmann, MD and Sagar Patel, BS to the development and writing of this article.

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