Pelvic exenteration is a radical surgical treatment that removes all organs from a person pelvic cavity, used to treat certain advanced or recurrent cancers. The urinary bladder, urethra, rectum and anus are removed in every case, the vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries and sometimes the vulva are also removed in women, the prostate is removed in men, and the person is left with a permanent colostomy and urinary diversion.
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Pelvic exenteration is used for advanced or recurrent cervical cancer.
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Pelvic exenteration is a radical surgical treatment that removes all organs from a person's pelvic cavity.
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The procedure was first described by Alexander Brunschwig in 1948.
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Who first described pelvic exenteration?
Alexander Brunschwig, in 1948.
The procedure was first described by Alexander Brunschwig in 1948. It is a radical operation that removes all organs from the pelvic cavity and is used for certain advanced or recurrent cancers, such as cervical cancer.
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