Anatomical variations of the obturator veins and their surgical implications.

Purpose Of Investigation: The obturator veins and their network contribute to major bleeding complications during gynaecologic surgery.

Materials And Methods: The anatomical variations of the obturator veins were studied on 106 patients in which a thorough bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy was performed.

Results: Symmetrical drainage on right and left sides was found in 75 cases: only in internal iliac vein in 32 cases, both in external iliac vein and internal in 41 cases, and only in external in two cases (so called "pubic vein").

Abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART) performed during pregnancy: a case report.

Purpose Of Investigation: Cervical cancer is one of the most frequent malignant diseases diagnosed during pregnancy. Abdominal or vaginal radical trachelectomies are fertility-preserving alternatives to radical hysterectomy for young women with early-stage cervical cancer that can be performed during ongoing pregnancy.

Material And Methods: The authors report a pregnancy complicated by cervical cancer treated by abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART) at 16-17 gestational weeks with preservation of the concurrent pregnancy.

Radical Trachelectomy Performed During Pregnancy: A Review of the Literature.

Objective: Cervical cancer is one of the most frequent malignant diseases diagnosed during pregnancy. Abdominal or vaginal radical trachelectomies are fertility-preserving alternatives to radical hysterectomy for young women with early-stage cervical cancer that can be performed during ongoing pregnancy.

Methods: A literature review of articles on this subject was conducted through a Medline search for articles published in English or French.