Oophorectomy
Oophorectomy means surgical removal of an ovary. A bilateral oophorectomy means removal of both ovaries.
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy means the surgical removal of both fallopian tubes and ovaries
References
- American Cancer Society. www.cancer.org.
- eMedicineHealth. Ovarian cancer>treatment. www.emedicinehealth.com/ovarian_cancer/page6_em.htm.