Living After Pelvic Exenteration: A Mixed-Methods Synthesis of Quality-of-Life Outcomes and Patient Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objective: Pelvic exenteration (PE) is a radical procedure with significant physical and psychosocial consequences. Despite increasing survival rate following PE, quality of life (QoL) outcomes remain inconsistently reported and poorly understood in clinical practice. This study aims to explore: (1) What is the current evidence on QoL after pelvic exenterations? and (2) How do patient-reported experiences align with or differ from findings in the literature? Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods study consisting of two components: (1) a qualitative analysis of 5 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with patients who underwent PE for advanced pelvic cancers; and (2) a narrative review of 28 quantitative and qualitative studies evaluating QoL after PE, published betw

SUBMITTER: Rotaru V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12470396 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature