Women's Surgery

Surgeons at Saint Peter's University Hospital use the latest advances and technology to perform surgery on women of all ages who suffer from a variety of conditions.

Breast Cancer

Our breast cancer surgeons specialize in lumpectomies, “total” mastectomies and modified radical mastectomies. A lumpectomy is a breast-conserving technique that removes only the tumor from the breast. The remaining breast tissue is treated by radiation therapy.

If our surgeons must perform a "total" mastectomy, the entire breast and axillary lymph nodes are removed. A modified radical mastectomy procedure removes the breast as well as two levels of the axillary lymph nodes in the underarm area.

Saint Peter's provides breast cancer patients with breast reconstruction procedures. A plastic surgeon outlines the options with each patient and makes recommendations, including reconstruction with a synthetic breast implant or using a patient's own tissue.

Female Incontinence and Prolapse

Saint Peter's also offers surgical (and nonsurgical) solutions to women with urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and other dysfunctions of the reproductive and urinary tracts.

Orthopedic

Saint Peter's orthopedic surgeons perform hip resurfacing for women ages 60 or younger who do not have osteoporosis or certain kinds of severe arthritis and who lead active lifestyles. This innovative procedure is an alternative to total hip replacement for adults with severe arthritis, dysplasia and other hip diseases.

We also offer the Zimmer^® Gender Solutions™ Knee (Gender Knee), one of the knee implants shaped to fit a woman's anatomy, and Minimally Invasive Solutions™ (MIS) Quad-Sparing™ total-knee arthroplasty.