The surgical treatment of cervical cancer originated in Europe, and the pioneering work of Wertheim and Meigs in the late 19th century established the “Wertheim-Meigs” procedure for cervical cancer.
surgery, i.e. radical hysterectomy + pelvic lymphatic dissection, which is regarded as a classic and is still used today. After continuous development and improvement, radical hysterectomy + pelvic lymphatic dissection became the treatment of choice for patients with early-stage cervical cancer and has an important place in the treatment of cervical cancer. 1974, Piver et al [1] classified cervical cancer surgery into five categories, of which Piver
Class III hysterectomy, also known as radical hysterectomy, is the standard procedure for the treatment of invasive cervical cancer, which must open the lateral fossa of the bladder and the lateral fossa of the rectum and sever the main ligament, the uterosacral ligament, according to the extent of the lesion by 3
Piver type II hysterectomy, also known as modified radical hysterectomy, requires the separation of the ureteral tunnel and the removal of the main ligament, the uterosacral ligament and the vagina for 2 cm each.
The procedure requires separation of the ureteral tunnel and removal of the main ligament, uterosacral ligament and vagina for 2 cm each.