Article Text

Download PDFPDF

2022-RA-1436-ESGO Pelvic exenteration – boon or a bane ? Analysis from tertiary care cancercentre
Free
  1. Ashutosh Mishra,
  2. Mukurdipi Ray,
  3. SVS Deo,
  4. N Premanand and
  5. Sri Harsha Vardhan Surya Talluri
  1. Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Abstract

Introduction/Background Pelvic exenteration is a complex procedure and usually the only viable salvage option in recurrent cervical and rectal cancer. However, postoperative morbidity is deemed unfavourable by many groups. Our aim of the study is to analyse the patient profile and perioperative outcomes with survival data in our cohort.

Methodology An analysis of prospectively maintained computerized database was performed including patients undergoing pelvic exenteration from 2012 to 2021 for surgical and survival outcomes.

Results A total of 65 patients were included. Mean age of the patients was 46.17 (18–70 years). Predominant primary sites were rectum, ovary and cervix. All were curative intent resections. Majority of patients underwent supra-levator posterior exenteration.Mean duration of surgery was 342.30 min (150–600 min). Mean blood loss was 614.89 ml (100 ml to 2500 ml). Length of hospital stay was on average 11.16 days (5–45 days). R0, R1 resection rates were 97.5% and 2.5% respectively. In-hospital mortality was 3.6%. Urinary leak rates (5.6%), GI anastomotic leak (7.27%), enteric fistula (9.09%).Follow up data was available for 38 patients, 14 expired due to disease (26.9%), with median time to death from surgery of 14.3 months (2.3–57.53 months). Overall, 58.3% of the patients were alive at the end of 3 years (with available follow up data).

Conclusion Long term outcomes are favourable with pelvic exenteration in select subset of patients with acceptable morbidity.

Statistics from Altmetric.com

Request Permissions

If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.