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History of Radical Hysterectomy

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In the early 1900s in many countries cervical cancer was the most common cause of cancer death in women. This led to surgical efforts for so-called extended extirpation of the uterus, in accordance with the Halstedian concept of surgery for cancer. These early efforts culminated in monographs by Schauta (Die erweiterte vaginale Totalexstirpation des Uterus beim Kollumkarzinom. Vienna: Safar, 1908) and Wertheim (Die erweiterte abdominale Operation bei Carcinoma colli uteri. Berlin: Urban and Schwarzenberg, 1911), painstakingly detailing their efforts and outcomes in 258 and 500 patients, respectively.

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  1. Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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    Liselotte Mettler

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Tamussino, K. (2018). History of Radical Hysterectomy. In: Alkatout, I., Mettler, L. (eds) Hysterectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22497-8_2

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