Most Common Methods Of Cervical Cancer Treatment

Pelvic Exenteration

A cervical cancer patient may need to have a procedure referred to as a pelvic exenteration to treat their malignancy. Pelvic exenteration is a procedure only used in very advanced cases of cervical cancer that has spread well beyond the cervical tissues. This procedure may also be used in cases where the patient has had their cancer come back after previous treatments. During a pelvic exoneration, the patient's uterus, lower colon, bladder, vagina, rectum, and cervix are entirely removed. Individuals who have had cancer in their cervix or uterus that was treated with surgery or radiation may be able to cure their recurrent cancer with this procedure, as chemotherapy is not relatively effective for cancers of this origin. A pelvic exenteration involves the use of reconstruction surgery to provide alternate ways for wastes to leave the patient's body. End-sigmoid colostomy and low rectal anastomosis are the most common procedures used for digestive waste excretion, and urinary diversion is used for excretion of the urinary wastes.