hysterocolposigmoidectomies
hysterocolposigmoidectomies is the plural of hysterocolposigmoidectomy.
Meaning of hysterocolposigmoidectomy
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hysterocolposigmoidectomy (plural hysterocolposigmoidectomies)
- A major surgical procedure in which the uterus, vagina, and sigmoid colon are removed together. It is usually performed to treat advanced or recurrent pelvic cancers that have spread across these organs, with the goal of removing all visible disease in one operation.
- Associated procedures employed to achieve complete cytoreduction included reverse hysterocolposigmoidectomy, modified posterior exenteration or total exenteration; however, they referred especially to colic resection during primary cytoreductive surgery [ 9 - 11 ].2015, N Bacalbașa, I Bălescu, “Total pelvic exenteration for pelvic recurrence after advanced epithelial ovarian cancer – A case report and literature review”, in Journal of Medicine and Life, volume...
Questions about hysterocolposigmoidectomies
- What is hysterocolposigmoidectomies the plural of?
- Hysterocolposigmoidectomies is the plural of hysterocolposigmoidectomy.
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