Hemicorporectomy

Hemicorporectomy
Hemicorporectomy
Pronunciation	/ˌhɛmiˌkɔːrpəˈrɛktəmi/
Other names	Translumbar amputation, corporal transection, hemisomato-tmesis, halfectomy
ICD-10-PCS	S38.3
MeSH	D006428
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Hemicorporectomy is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine. This removes the legs, the genitalia (internal and external), urinary system, pelvic bones, anus, and rectum.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] By 2009, 66 cases had been reported in medical literature.^[4]

^ Ferrara, Bernard E. (December 1990). "Hemicorporectomy: A Collective Review". Journal of Surgical Oncology. 45 (4): 270–278. doi:10.1002/jso.2930450412. PMID 2250478. S2CID 35307193.
^ Shields, Richard K.; Dudley-Javoroski, Shauna (March 2003). "Musculoskeletal Deterioration and Hemicorporectomy After Spinal Cord Injury". Physical Therapy. 83 (3): 263–275. doi:10.1093/ptj/83.3.263. PMC 4042312. PMID 12620090. Archived from the original on June 27, 2004.
^ Porter-Romatowski, Tracy L.; Deckert, M. M. Johanna (April 1998). "Hemicorporectomy: a case study from a physical therapy perspective". Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 79 (4): 464–468. doi:10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90152-6. PMID 9552117.
^ Janis, Jeffrey E; Ahmad, Jamil; Lemmon, Joshua A; Barnett Jr, Carlton C; Morrill, Kevin C; McClelland, Robert N (October 2009). "A 25-year experience with hemicorporectomy for terminal pelvic osteomyelitis". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 124 (4): 1165–76. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b61169. PMID 19935300. S2CID 19312510.

[Ferrara-1] Ferrara, Bernard E. (December 1990). "Hemicorporectomy: A Collective Review". Journal of Surgical Oncology. 45 (4): 270–278. doi:10.1002/jso.2930450412. PMID 2250478. S2CID 35307193.

[Shields-2] Shields, Richard K.; Dudley-Javoroski, Shauna (March 2003). "Musculoskeletal Deterioration and Hemicorporectomy After Spinal Cord Injury". Physical Therapy. 83 (3): 263–275. doi:10.1093/ptj/83.3.263. PMC 4042312. PMID 12620090. Archived from the original on June 27, 2004.

[Deckert-3] Porter-Romatowski, Tracy L.; Deckert, M. M. Johanna (April 1998). "Hemicorporectomy: a case study from a physical therapy perspective". Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 79 (4): 464–468. doi:10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90152-6. PMID 9552117.

[4] Janis, Jeffrey E; Ahmad, Jamil; Lemmon, Joshua A; Barnett Jr, Carlton C; Morrill, Kevin C; McClelland, Robert N (October 2009). "A 25-year experience with hemicorporectomy for terminal pelvic osteomyelitis". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 124 (4): 1165–76. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b61169. PMID 19935300. S2CID 19312510.

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