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Total pelvic exenteration
Author(s) -
Barber Hugh R. K.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980501)82:9<1609::aid-cncr1>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - pelvic exenteration , medicine , surgery , general surgery , carcinoma , pathology
Fifty years ago Dr. Alexander Brunschwig described a radical surgical procedure for the treatment of patients with advanced pelvic carcinoma, offering these women a second chance for survival. Although modifications have been made to the procedure since Dr. Brunschwig's initial report, it remains a landmark contribution to the management of this disease.