Treatment

Trachelectomy

Oncologic Therapy

Trachelectomy, also called cervicectomy, is a surgical removal of the uterine cervix, performed in gynecologic oncology. Because the body of the uterus is preserved, it is a fertility-preserving alternative to radical hysterectomy, used in selected younger women with early-stage cervical cancer.

Facts
Origin Year
1993 2
Invasiveness
Surgical 2
Classification
Status
Standard of Care 1
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Source Trachelectomy (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia
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  • Status: Standard of Care
2. Trachelectomy (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    In gynecologic oncology, trachelectomy, also called cervicectomy, is a surgical removal of the uterine cervix.
  • Article text
    This operation was pioneered by the renowned French Obstetrician-Gynecologist Surgeon, Daniel Dargent (1937-2005), who performed it for the first time in 1993.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachelectomy, lead section
    In gynecologic oncology, trachelectomy, also called cervicectomy, is a surgical removal of the uterine cervix.
  • Treats: Cervical Cancer, Lead: treats Cervical Cancer
    As the uterine body is preserved, this type of surgery is a fertility preserving surgical alternative to a radical hysterectomy and applicable in selected younger women with early cervical cancer.
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