Urologic Aspects of Radical Pelvic Surgery

Abstract

IN JULY, 1948, Brunschwig¹ reported his experience with ultraradical surgery for advanced pelvic carcinoma. Since that time considerable interest has been created in the radical surgical treatment of malignant lesions of the pelvic viscera previously regarded as beyond the scope of effective treatment.Our own series began in December, 1947, on material available from the tumor clinics of the Massachusetts General, Palmer Memorial and Pondville hospitals. The program was undertaken in an attempt to find out whether this type of surgery had anything to offer, whether the patients could survive the operation, whether the patients so treated could live happy, . . .