Hemicorporectomy
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hemicorporectomy-161-17929668
title:
Hemicorporectomy
text:
Hemicorporectomy is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine. This removes the legs, the genitalia, urinary system, pelvic bones, anus, and rectum. It is a major procedure recommended only as a last resort for people with severe and potentially fatal illnesses such as osteomyelitis, tumors, severe traumas and intractable decubiti in, or around, the pelvis. By 2009, 66 cases had been reported in medical literature.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Amputation of the body below the waist
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemicorporectomy
date created:
2004-04-22T23:24:50Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T12:23:39Z
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