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Fertility-sparing surgery suitable for some cancer cases. (Cervical Disease).
VAIL, COLO. -- Fertility-sparing surgery is emerging as an attractive option in selected patients with cervical cancer, Dr. Susan A. Davidson said at a conference on obstetrics and gynecology sponsored by the University of Colorado.
Radical trachelectomy involves removal of just the cervix, leaving the uterus in place. Cure rates appear to be similar to those of traditional radical hysterectomy according to Dr. Davidson, chief of the division of gynecologic oncology at the university.
Candidates must have small lesions--less than 2 cm--and negative margins on cone biopsy.
Radical vaginal trachelectomy is a skill lost to American surgeons several decades ago, although the procedure is still widely performed in Europe. What US. gynecologic oncologists are doing in patients who wish to preserve fertility is an exploratory ...
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- Magazine article from: Science News Fackelmann, Kathleen August 30, 1997 700+ words
...well as previously believed. Nerve-sparing surgery, pioneered by surgeon Patrick C...surveyed 37 men who had had nerve-sparing surgery and 12 who had had a more traditional...men should be aware that the nerve-sparing surgery is no guarantee of sexual function...
Source: HighBeam Research, Fertility-sparing surgery suitable for some cancer cases. (Cervical...