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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
A surgical technique is presented which combines both the abdominal and vaginal approaches to radical hysterectomy with significant modifications to allow it to be named "retroperitoneal" radical hysterectomy. Small oblique skin incisions are made 1 cm superior to the inguinal ligament exposing the retroperitoneal structures. The round ligament, uterine artery, ovarian vessels, and cardinal ligament are divided without entering the peritoneal cavity. The remainder of the procedure is completed by a modified Schauta technique. Eight patients with Stage I cancer of the cervix underwent this operation. The expected surgery time should be 3 1/2-4 hr once the surgical team becomes familiar with the procedure, with a blood loss similar to that of the Meigs procedure. Patients tolerated the procedure with minimal discomfort. Total hospital days was limited to 4 days or less in all but the first patient. One patient was discharged on the evening of surgery. No significant complications were reported except some degree of bladder atony that required self-catheterization for a short period of time. We believe that this surgical procedure fulfills the principles of a radical abdominal hysterectomy with less operative time and shorter hospital stay, and employs conventional surgical skills.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0090-8258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Retroperitoneal radical hysterectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article