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…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Urinary diversion following cystectomy remains one of the great challenges of radical pelvic surgery because an equivalent replacement for the native bladder has yet to be…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Initial reports of cystectomy are attributed to Bardenheuer et al of Cologne in 1887, with the first female cystectomy being performed by Pawlik in Czechoslovakia around…
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Radical hysterectomy with en bloc total vaginectomy is rarely performed in gynecologic oncology; however, both radical hysterectomy and vaginectomy are separately considered classic procedures. The first…
SURGICAL ANATOMY Print Section Listen The complexities of radical extirpative surgery for locally advanced and recurrent pelvic cancer and the associated procedures necessary for successful functional and cosmetic reconstruction require…
