Vulvectomy

The vulvectomy is a surgical procedure ( ectomy ) in which a partial or complete surgical removal of the large and small labia and other parts of the external primary sex of the woman (the vulva ) is carried out. The removal of the clitoris , also part of the vulva, is called a clitoridectomy .

In addition to the vulvectomy with medical indication, a corresponding procedure can be carried out for cultural reasons ( circumcision of female genitals , genital mutilation) or for aesthetic reasons ( labioplasty ).

Medical indication

Vulvectomy is performed for vulvar cancer and advanced vulvar dystrophy in older patients. This usually results in a radical removal, in which the lymph nodes in the groin area (inguinal lymph nodes) and the pelvis (pelvic lymph nodes) are usually removed ( lymphadenectomy ). A partial vulvectomy can be performed for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia .

Web links

Wiktionary: Vulvectomy  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

supporting documents

1. ↑ Keyword "Vulvectomy" in Pschyrembel Medical Dictionary. 257th edition, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1993; Page 1648. ISBN 3-933203-04-X .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Keyword "Vulvectomy" in Pschyrembel Dictionary Sexuality. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2006; Page 582. ISBN 3-11-016965-7 .

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