Wertheim hysterectomy: a reappraisal.
A total of 610 radical hysterectomies with bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy were performed at the Mayo Clinic in the 20-year period from 1956 through 1975. This operative procedure was the primary therapy in 74% of the patients, the others having had previous pelvic irradiation. Operative morbidity, postoperative complications, lymph node involvement, and overall survival were analyzed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008196:Lymph; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery