Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2017; 9(5): 218-227
Published online May 15, 2017. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v9.i5.218
Figure 1
Figure 1 Total pelvic and lateral exenteration. A: A Deaver retractor was placed caudally (White arrow: Pelvic tumour; Yellow arrow: Right obturator nerve; Blue and purple arrows: Right internal iliac vein and artery respectively; Green arrow: Transected right distal ureter at pelvic brim with infant feeding tube inserted for intraoperative urinary diversion); B: Post-exenteration view showing the right internal iliac vessels, obturator nerve and pelvic lymph nodes excised and the metal vacuum tube pointed at exposed pelvic bone (Yellow arrow: Sciatic nerve; Blue arrow: Right external iliac vessels; Green arrow: Transected right distal ureter); C: Cicatrising tumour specimen showing invasion into bladder and right pelvic sidewall (Blue arrow: Right internal iliac vessels).