title: Abdominal radical trachelectomy during pregnancy to preserve pregnancy and fertility.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  For 10,000-40,000 women each year, cervical cancer complicates pregnancy. Current therapy usually terminates the pregnancy and results in the loss of future fertility. Abdominal radical trachelectomy is a fertility-preserving alternative to radical hysterectomy for young women with cervical cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report five pregnancies complicated by cervical cancer treated by abdominal radical trachelectomy with preservation of the concurrent pregnancy and the birth of two healthy term infants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pregnancy complicated by concurrent cervical cancer can be managed with abdominal radical trachelectomy during pregnancy while preserving future fertility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, St Stephen Hospital, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ungár
authors.forename: J Richard
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pálfalvi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Del Priore
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology; D000328:Adult; D023802:Cerclage, Cervical; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*