BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The first step in understanding any surgery is achieving a clear overall picture of the patient. If the patient is healthy enough medically, nutritionally, and mentally…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The introduction of radical vulvar surgery and pelvic exenteration in 1950s allowed for the treatment of locally advanced or recurrent cancer with improved survival outcomes.1,2 Unfortunately,…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Radical vulvectomy has 2 major variations: en bloc radical vulvectomy and bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy and the technique with separate vulvar and groin incisions. Historically, all cases…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The condition and appearance of a woman’s genitalia strike at the core of her identity. Many patients experience severe sexual dysfunction, disturbed body image, and deranged…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Prosthetic materials for abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia repair have been available to surgeons for repair of the groin and abdominal wall since the mid-twentieth century….
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The oncologic removal of the rectum often requires both an abdominal and a perineal approach. During the abdominal portion of the procedure, the superior rectal vessels…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen There are an estimated 42,910 new cases of cervical carcinoma in the United States and the European Union annually.1,2 Approximately 28% of all cervical carcinomas are…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Urinary diversion, defined as rerouting of urine from a normal intact urinary tract, can be classified as either incontinent or continent. Incontinent diversion allows for the…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) procedure, also known as ileoanal anastomosis or restorative proctocolectomy, was developed in the 1970s by Sir Alan Parks in London….
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), almost one-third of women in the United States will develop cancer. Most of these women will survive their cancer…
