| Trachelectomy | |
|---|---|
 Diagram showing the parts removed with a trachelectomy | |
| ICD-9-CM | 67.4 |
In gynecologic oncology, trachelectomy, also called cervicectomy, is a surgical removal of the uterine cervix.[1] As the uterine body is preserved, this type of surgery is a fertility preserving surgical alternative to a radical hysterectomy and applicable in selected younger women with early cervical cancer.[2]
- ^ Trachelectomy. baymoon.com. URL: http://www.baymoon.com/~gyncancer/library/glossary/bldeftrachelect.htm Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed: September 30, 2007.
- ^ Dursun P, Ayhan A, Kuscu E (2007). "New surgical approaches for the management of cervical carcinoma". European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 34 (5): 487–96. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2007.07.012. PMID 17768027.