[Pelvic exenteration as a means of improving the resectability of advanced cancer of the rectum].
The paper discusses the results of treatment of 10 male patients who underwent pelvic evisceration for advanced rectal cancer. Surgical technique is described. In 9 cases, an isolated ileocecal "urinary bladder" was formed; in 1 patient urine was passed into a small intestine segment. The involvement of the urinary bladder and/or the prostate were observed in 6 patients. One patient died shortly after surgery, three--within the first 12 months and another 2--during the second year. Four cases have survived over 5 years, 3 of them surviving over 10 years.
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