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pelvic exenteration; pelvic evisceration
Indications:
- advanced urogenital malignancy
- advanced colorectal cancer
Procedure:
- radical resection of all organs from the pelvic cavity, including urinary bladder, urethra, rectum, & anus
- in women, the vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, +/- vulva are removed
- in men, the prostate is removed
Specific
pelvic exenteration for vesical, prostatic or urethral malignancy
pelvic exenteration with proctectomy for colorectal cancer
General
exenteration (evisceration)
References
- Wikipedia: Pevic exenteration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_exenteration
- Teng N, Huh WK
Medscape: Pelvic Exenteration
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1833913-overview
- Kim J
Pelvic Exenteration: Surgical Approaches
J Korean Soc Coloproctol 2012. 28(6):286
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548142/