[Pelvic exenteration in the treatment of advanced tumours of the small pelvis].

Introduction: Pelvic exenteration is the essential part of complex treatment of advanced urologic, gynaecologic and colorectal tumours of the small pelvis. The aim of this work is to summarize the individual types of pelvic exenteration, their indications, contraindications and long-term results.

Methods: Overview of the current literature and retrospective analysis of our cohort of 37 patients operated on at the Department of Surgery of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and Thomayer Hospital during the period 1999-2012.

Conclusion: This work summarizes the classification, indications and types of pelvic exenteration.