Major Complications of Female Pelvic Surgery

Mitchel Hoffman

Moffitt Cancer Center

University of South Florida 

Morsani College of Medicine

Departments of Gynecologic Oncology and Interdisciplinary Oncology

Tampa, Florida

USA
 

Tracy L. Hull

Department of Colorectal Surgery

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio

USA

Bernard Bochner
Urology Service/Department of Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York

USA

Medical Complications.- Cardiac complications.- Pulmonary complications.- Endocrine complications.- Nutrition-related complications.- Thromboembolism.- Cerebrovascular complications.- General Surgical Complications.- Infection.- Wound complications.- Hemorrhage.- The urinary tract.- The gastrointestinal tract.- Nerve injury.- Procedure-Related Complications.- Lower Genital Tract.- Vulvar procedures.- Vaginal procedures.- Operations for Stress urinary incontinence.- Uterus.- Hysteroscopy, dilation and curettage.- Cone biopsy.- Uterine surgery for infertility.- Hysterectomy.- Lower Urinary Tract.- Urethral diverticulectomy.- Transurethral bladder surgery.- Partial cystectomy.- Anus and Rectum.- Local anal operations and transanal procedures.- Perianal abscess and fistula.- Rectopexy.- Miscellaneous.- Laparoscopy and robotics.- Sterilization procedures.- Benign ovarian disease.- Pregnancy.- Ectopic pregnancy.- Surgical termination of pregnancy.- Cesarean hysterectomy.- Cancer.- Vascular access.- Surgery for vulvar cancer.- Pelvic and paraaortic Lymphadenectomy.- Radical hysterectomy.- Bladder cancer.- Anal cancer.- Rectal and rectosigmoid carcinoma.- Exenteration.- Urinary diversion.- Vaginal reconstructive procedures.