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The empty pelvis syndrome: a core data set from the PelvEx collaborative

Alex H. Mirnezami, Ioanna Drami, Tamara Glyn, Paul Sutton et autres

BACKGROUND: Empty pelvis syndrome (EPS) is a significant source of morbidity following pelvic exenteration (PE), but is undefined. EPS outcome reporting and descriptors of radicality of PE are inconsistent; therefore, the best approaches for prevention are unknown. To facilitate future research into …

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Empty pelvis syndrome: PelvEx Collaborative guideline proposal

Charles T. West, Malcolm West, Alexander Mirnezami, Ioanna Drami et autres

Empty pelvis syndrome is a complex challenge resulting from the dead space generated by exenteration. A systematic review of reconstructive techniques to prevent empty pelvis syndrome cited inconsistent definitions and heterogeneous outcome reporting, and was therefore unable to make strong conclusions in …

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Minimum standards of pelvic exenterative practice: PelvEx Collaborative guideline

Matthew R. Fahy, Michael E. Kelly, Arend G. J. Aalbers, Nora Abdul Aziz et autres

This document outlines the important aspects of caring for patients who have been diagnosed with advanced pelvic cancer. It is primarily aimed at those who are establishing a service that adequately caters to this patient group. The relevant literature has been summarized …