Abstract
Radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy remains the treatment of choice for women with Stages IA2 and IB1carcinoma of the cervix, and selected patients with Stage II endometrial cancer. Improvement in surgical techniqe, administration of prophylactic antibiotics, thromboemolic prophylaxis, and advances in critical care medicine have resulted in lower operative morbidity associated with this procedure. Major urinary tract complications such as ureteral injury or vesico-vaginal fistula are now extremely rare (< 1%). Five-year survival rates following this procedure vary according to a number of clinical and histologic variables, and may be as high as 90% in women without lymph node metastases.
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
2010
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/587610
Repository Citation
Ware, Rachel A. and van Nagell, John R. Jr., "Radical Hysterectomy with Pelvic Lymphadenectomy: Indications, Technique, and Complications" (2010). Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Publications. 7.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/obgyn_facpub/7
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Obstetrics and Gynecology International, v. 2010, article ID 587610, p. 1-9.
Copyright © 2010 Rachel A. Ware and John R. van Nagell. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.