title: Reverse hysterocolposigmoidectomy (RHCS) for resection of panpelvic tumors.
abstract: Lateral retroperitoneal approaches to abdominopelvic masses are commonly employed; the reverse hysterocolposigmoidectomy (RCHS) in addition utilizes transabdominal entry of the vaginal and rectovaginal spaces to provide medial access to the uterosacral and cardinal ligaments as well expose a tumor-free segment of the rectosigmoid for en bloc resection of panpelvic tumors. Thirty-one patients underwent reverse hysterocolpectomy for extensive, symptomatic pelvic malignancies. All patients had complete resection of pelvic tumor, and there were no perioperative deaths. Sigmoid resection was required in 25 patients with 22 primary reanastomosis and 3 end colostomies performed. In 6 patients, vaginal entry facilitated tumor resection while sparing the rectosigmoid. Average operative blood loss was 2677 cc. Early postoperative morbidity (1-30 days) occurred in 13 patients; febrile morbidity (6 patients) was the common complication. Late morbidity (1-6 months) was seen in 10 patients, including 1 fatal pulmonary embolism at 5 months. Subsequent therapy was tolerated well. Mean survival/follow-up is 15.7 months (range, 1 to 49 months). Seventeen patients are alive, seven patients without evidence of disease (average 13.4 months), and ten patients are alive with disease (average follow-up, 28.3 months). Thirteen patients are dead of disease or complication (average survival, 13.7 months). We conclude that RHCS facilitates resection of extensive pelvic tumors with acceptable morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20007.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waggoner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Potkul
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delgado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*