A hysterectomy can be understood as a surgical procedure that is aimed at removing the uterus. Depending on the problem that your Summerlin robotic gynecological surgeon is trying to solve, the procedure can either be partial or total. Partial hysterectomy involves removing a part of the uterus, leaving the cervix intact. On the other hand, a total hysterectomy involves the removal of the entire uterus together with the cervix.