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Revista Cubana de Ortopedia y Traumatología
On-line version ISSN 1561-3100
Abstract
MONZON FERNANDEZ, Abel Nicolás et al. A case of type I Internal hemipelvectomy. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2009, vol.23, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3100.
Authors present the case of a patient with a tumor at level of iliac bone, performing a wide exeresis of the lesion by surgical technique of type I internal hemipelvectomy consisting of partial or total resection of the iliac bone with preservation of the extremity. Diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, rehabilitation and disease-free survival are exposed. Use of this technique allows achieving satisfactory functional results for patient and local eradication of the disease.
Keywords : Neoplasms; surgery; hemipelvectomy; internal hemipelvectomy.