Wertheim operation

Wert·heim op·er·a·tion

(vārt'him), a radical operation for carcinoma of the uterus in which as much as possible of the vagina is excised with concomitant wide lymph node excision.

Wert·heim op·er·a·tion

(vārt'hīm op-ĕr-ā'shŭn) A radical operation for carcinoma of the uterus in which as much as possible of the vagina is excised and there is wide lymph node excision.

Wertheim,

Ernst, Austrian gynecologist, 1864-1920. Schauta-Wertheim operationWertheim clampWertheim deep surgery scissorsWertheim forcepsWertheim hysterectomyWertheim needle holderWertheim operation - a radical surgery for carcinoma of the uterus.Wertheim vaginal forceps