Anterior exenteration

Anterior exenteration

Anterior exenteration: An anterior exenteration is the surgical removal of the reproductive and other organs at the front of the pelvic cavity, including the bladder and urethra; the colon, rectum, and anus are left intact.

Diseases And Conditions Treated: Anterior exenteration

These diseases and conditions may be treated with the surgical procedure Anterior exenteration:

• Uterine (endometrial) cancer
• Vulvar cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Vaginal cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Bladder cancer

Anesthetic Requirements for Anterior exenteration

These surgical anesthetic requirements for the procedure Anterior exenteration may include:

• General anesthesia

Procedure Complications: Anterior exenteration

Possible surgical complications of Anterior exenteration may include:

• Bleeding
• Infection
• Adverse reaction to anesthesia
• Incisional hernia

Anterior exenteration: Other Names

Other names for this medical surgical procedures (Anterior exenteration) include:

• Pelvic anterior exenteration

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