{"id":3458,"date":"2026-02-26T16:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiki.voka.io\/glossary\/histerectomia\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:54:17","slug":"histerectomia","status":"publish","type":"glossary_item","link":"https:\/\/wiki.voka.io\/es\/glosario\/histerectomia\/","title":{"rendered":"Histerectom\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>La histerectom\u00eda (del griego <em>hystera<\/em> &#8211; \u00fatero, <em>ektom\u0113<\/em> &#8211; extirpaci\u00f3n) es una intervenci\u00f3n quir\u00fargica radical que consiste en la extirpaci\u00f3n del \u00fatero. Es una de las intervenciones de cavidad m\u00e1s frecuentes en ginecolog\u00eda operatoria. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x44D;&#x442;&#x438;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x43E;&#x433;&#x438;&#x44F;-&#x438;-&#x43F;&#x430;&#x442;&#x43E;&#x444;&#x438;&#x437;&#x438;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x43E;&#x433;&#x438;&#x44F;\"><strong>Etiolog\u00eda y fisiopatolog\u00eda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>La clasificaci\u00f3n de la operaci\u00f3n depende de la extensi\u00f3n de la resecci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Histerectom\u00eda subtotal (amputaci\u00f3n supravaginal):<\/strong> S\u00f3lo se extirpa el cuerpo del \u00fatero, conserv\u00e1ndose el cuello uterino. S\u00f3lo es posible si no hay anomal\u00edas cervicales y las citolog\u00edas son normales. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Histerectom\u00eda total (extirpaci\u00f3n):<\/strong> El \u00fatero se extirpa en bloque junto con el cuello uterino.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Histerectom\u00eda radical (operaci\u00f3n de Wertheim):<\/strong> Extirpaci\u00f3n ampliada del \u00fatero, el tercio superior de la vagina, el tejido parametrial y los ganglios linf\u00e1ticos regionales (est\u00e1ndar del c\u00e1ncer). El acceso puede ser laparot\u00f3mico (incisi\u00f3n), laparosc\u00f3pico (punciones) o vaginal (a trav\u00e9s de la vagina, sin incisiones en el abdomen). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x43A;&#x43B;&#x438;&#x43D;&#x438;&#x447;&#x435;&#x441;&#x43A;&#x43E;&#x435;-&#x437;&#x43D;&#x430;&#x447;&#x435;&#x43D;&#x438;&#x435;\"><strong>Importancia cl\u00ednica<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>La cirug\u00eda est\u00e1 indicada cuando los m\u00e9todos para salvar \u00f3rganos son ineficaces o imposibles: en <strong>miomas<\/strong> m\u00faltiples sintom\u00e1ticos de tama\u00f1o gigante (m\u00e1s de 12-14 semanas), <strong>adenomiosis<\/strong> nodular difusa con hemorragia an\u00e9mica, hiperplasia at\u00edpica, c\u00e1ncer de endometrio, as\u00ed como en el prolapso de los genitales. La histerectom\u00eda conlleva la p\u00e9rdida irreversible de la funci\u00f3n reproductora. Si se conservan los ovarios, el fondo hormonal de la mujer no sufre dram\u00e1ticamente, pero aumenta el riesgo de menopausia 3-4 a\u00f1os antes debido a la interrupci\u00f3n del suministro de sangre a las g\u00f3nadas.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La histerectom\u00eda (del griego <em>hystera<\/em> &#8211; \u00fatero, <em>ektom\u0113<\/em> &#8211; extirpaci\u00f3n) es una intervenci\u00f3n quir\u00fargica radical que consiste en la extirpaci\u00f3n del \u00fatero. 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