Pelvic exenteration
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| Pelvic exenteration | |
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| Term | Pelvic exenteration |
| Short definition | pelvic exenteration - (pronounced) (PEL-vik eg-ZEN-teh-avoid-RAY) Surgery to remove the lower colon, rectum, and bladder and create stomata (openings) through which urine and stool pass out of the body. In women, the cervix, vagina, ovaries, and nearby lymph nodes are also removed |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
pelvic exenteration - (pronounced) (PEL-vik eg-ZEN-teh-avoid-RAY) Surgery to remove the lower colon, rectum, and bladder and create stomata (openings) through which urine and stool pass out of the body. In women, the cervix, vagina, ovaries, and nearby lymph nodes are also removed
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