Encyclopedia: Pelvic Exenteration
Pelvic exenteration is a radical surgical treatment that removes all organs from a person's pelvic cavity. The urinary bladder, urethra, rectum, and anus are removed. The procedure leaves the person with a permanent colostomy and vesicostomy. In women, the vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and in some cases the vulva are removed. In men, the prostate is removed. Pelvic exenteration is most commonly used in cases of very advanced...
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I know someone who went in for total pelvic exenteration - but the drs. said...
The disease has probably spread beyond the organs of the pelvis and the shock to her system could kill her on the operating table. From my understanding of the...
Asked by Melissa R - 14 months ago
Please, if anyone, list down here the steps in a total pelvic exenteration. Thank you. Nah,...
Pelvic exenteration is radical surgical treatment that removes the urinary bladder, urethra, vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, rectum, anus, and in some cases, the vulva. The procedure leaves the...
Asked by Jed Stephen - 14 months ago
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pelvic exenteration March 5
I'm scheduled for a total pelvic exenteration on March 5. I'm terrified and looking for a miracle exenteration), and I'm sure they'd be glad to share any info with you. I know it's ...
Feb 21, 2008
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in my kidney. (I had one before, it was just removed a month ago!) I had a pelvic exenteration Hi, I just got back from the doc after having had a followup blood test last friday. Anyway...
Aug 09, 2004
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cervical and vaginal cancer
of it is with a anterior pelvic exenteration. Has anyone here been faced with this? Did you have Hi, I'm 54 yers old and was diagnosed with cervical and vaginal cancer in March. This was a...
Jun 08, 2008
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Question on surgery
Hi Dr. Goodman, Thanks for your reply - I have another question. You had mentioned that based on my MRI report a pelvi...
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I had a PET scan over a week ago. My history is cervical cancer and I had a radical hysterectomy with radiation and chem...
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I recently had a pelvic exenteration due to recurrent cervical cancer. Now I'm noticing that sometimes I'll have blood a...
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