title: [Reconstructive surgery in oncological gynecology. Our experience].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Personal experience in reconstructive surgery for gynecologic oncology is reported. These techniques are playing, during last years, a leading role since it is necessary to assure a good treatment and top quality lifestyle to oncologic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study was made on 357 major surgical treatments for neoplastic disease at the IInd Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bari. For each disease the technique, the length of surgery and possible complications have been reported. In total 50 reconstructive procedures on 357 surgical interventions for gynecologic neoplastic disease (14%) were made.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no rate of mortality, and the complications were found only in 5 patients (10%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reconstructive surgery can increase surgical radicality, improve the quality of life of the patients and reduce the postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica II, Università degli Studi, Bari.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Melilli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cormio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Vagno
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mastroianni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loverro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Selvaggi
mesh_terms: D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*