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Table 3 The visceral resections and parietal peritonectomy procedures conducted during primary debulking surgery (PDS)

From: En bloc pelvic resection for advanced ovarian cancer preceded by central ligation of vessels supplying the tumor bed: a description of surgical technique and a feasibility study

Type of peritonectomy

Provided resections

No. of patients

Pelvic peritonectomy

Uterus, ovaries, and rectosigmoid colon

20

Left upper quadrant peritonectomy

Greater omentectomy

20

Splenectomy

4

Diaphragm: stripping/resection

1

Right upper quadrant peritonectomy

Tumor on Glisson’s capsule of the liver

1

Diaphragm: stripping/resection

4

Anterior parietal peritonectomy

Old abdominal incisions, umbilicus

0

epigastric fat pad

0

Omental bursectomy

Gallbladder and lesser omentum

0

Type of lymhadenectomy

Selective PALND/PLND

10

 

Systematic PALND/PLND

2