A retrospective study of internal small bowel herniation following pelvic lymphadenectomy for gynecologic carcinomas

Abstract After pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLA), pelvic vessels, nerve, and ureter are skeletonized. Internal hernias beneath the skeletonized pelvic structure following pelvic lymphadenectomy (IBSPP) are a rare complication following PLA. To the best of our knowledge, only 12 IBSPP cases have been repo...

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Main Authors: Yuji Tanaka, Yusuke Shimizu, Ai Ikki, Kota Okamoto, Atsushi Fusegi, Makoto Nakabayashi, Makiko Omi, Tomoko Kurita, Terumi Tanigawa, Yoichi Aoki, Sachiho Netsu, Mayu Yunokawa, Hidetaka Nomura, Maki Matoda, Sanshiro Okamoto, Kohei Omatsu, Hiroyuki Kanao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81160-4