PELVIC exenteration, the radical removal of the uterus, cervix and vagina or the bladder and rectum (or all these organs) although a very extensive and mutilating procedure, is occasionally the only ...

Many reconstructive surgical techniques are available to re-establish pelvic function lost by an exenterative procedure. Quality of life plays a pivotal role in the early and late postoperative period ...

In the March issue of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, surgeons from Australia discuss postoperative pain control following one of the most extensive operations performed for pelvic cancer. In an era ...

THE proper management of carcinoma of the cervix persistent or recurrent at the local site or in the upper vagina after definitive radiation therapy has always been a discouraging problem. The most ...

Interim analysis of a single-arm, phase II study of bevacizumab (BV) with modified OPTIMOX1 as first-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): TCOG-GI0802. Outcomes of ...

The extent of lymphadenectomy and overall survival depend on the timing of radiotherapy for rectal cancer. Background: Patients with advanced primary or recurrent colorectal cancers that undergo total ...

Patients with stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC) had lower overall and disease-free survival if they had a pelvic exenteration (PE) or cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy ...

Extensive pelvic surgery, including total pelvic exenteration (TPE) or cystoprostatectomy, is used as a palliative treatment in some patients with locally advanced prostate cancer. The success of this ...

Oliver Zivanovic and Dennis S. Chi, Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA Disclosure: The authors have no ...