title: Exenterative pelvic surgery.
abstract: A review of the history, indications, basic technique, end results, and complications of exenterative surgery for pelvic neoplasms is provided. The authors discuss their broad personal experience with the operation. Much of this experience evolved from work at Barnes Hospital and the Ellis Fischel State Cancer Hospital. The techniques are applicable to advanced neoplasms of the cervix uteri, scrotum, urinary bladder, and other, less frequent neoplasms still confined to the pelvis.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Medicine, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Spratt
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D010385:Pelvic Exenteration / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012611:Scrotum; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery