anterior pelvic exenteration

anterior pelvic exenteration
excision en masse of the bladder, lower ureters, vagina, adnexa, pelvic lymph nodes, and pelvic peritoneum, with implantation of the ureters into the intact pelvic colon or an ileal conduit. See also radical cystectomy, under cystectomy.

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