Project

Improving clinical outcomes in pelvic exenteration surgery

Code
bof/baf/3y/2024/01/027
Duration
01 January 2024 → 31 December 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Cancer therapy
    • Abdominal surgery
    • General surgery
    • Gynaecological surgery
    • Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
    • Oncological surgery
Keywords
Pelvic exenteration Clinical outcomes Colorectal carcinoma Sexuality
 
Project description

Pelvic exenteration (PE) has a high morbidity and great impact on sexuality and quality of life. The goal of this project is to

analyse and improve those outcomes. Our systematic review showed high heterogeneity in measurement of quality of life.

Furthermore, sexual

dysfunction in women was significantly underreported after extended surgery. Patients and their potential partner will be

interviewed through semi-structured interviews about their sexuality after PE. The barriers and facilitators to discuss sexuality

by health care professionals will be mapped throughout a questionnaire and focus group interviews. Lastly, there will be an

educational part to teach the pelvic anatomy with origami, planes and borders to improve the insight of (future) surgeons and

therefore to improve the outcomes after PE