What is cytoreductive surgery?
It is a type of surgery which is performed for certain cancers like that of the ovary. In this surgery attempt is made to remove all the disease in the abdomen and leave behind no visible disease, This may involve removing multiple organs in the abdomen.
Apart from ovarian cancer the surgery is performed in conditions like pseudomyxoma peritonei,peritoneal mesotheliomas and primary peritoneal cancers.
What are the challenges in performing cytoreductive surgery?
The surgeries are performed in completely defined anatomical landmarks. The disease can be present anywhere in the abdomen, therefore proper anatomical knowledge of the entire abdomen is required to perform these surgeries.
Cytoreductive surgery very often requires :These types of surgeries take a long time and need considerable experience to perform safely