cesarean hysterectomy /sizer″ē·ən/ [L, Caesarlex, Caesar’s law; Gk, hystera, womb, ektomē, excision] , a surgical operation in which the uterus is removed at the time of cesarean section. It is performed most often for complications of cesarean section, usually intractable hemorrhage. Less often it is done to treat preexisting gynecological disease, such as an intraepithelial cervical neoplasia or cancer.
