pelvic exenteration


exenteration

 [ek-sen″ter-a´shun] 1. surgical removal of the inner organs; evisceration.2. in ophthalmology, removal of the entire contents of the orbit.pelvic exenteration excision of the organs and adjacent structures of the pelvis.

pel·vic ex·en·ter·a·tion

removal of all the organs and adjacent structures of the pelvis; usually performed to surgically ablate cancer involving urinary bladder, uterine cervix, and rectum.

pel·vic ex·en·ter·a·tion

(pelvik eksen-tĕr-āshŭn) Removal of all organs and adjacent structures of the pelvis; usually performed to surgically ablate cancer involving urinary bladder, uterine cervix, and rectum.

Pelvic exenteration

Extensive surgery to remove the uterus, ovaries, pelvic lymph nodes, part or all of the vagina, and the bladder, rectum, and/or part of the colon.Mentioned in: Cervical Cancer, Vulvar Cancer