Diagnostic procedures and treatments
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Diagnostic procedures and treatments
We understand that having any surgery or treatment can raise many questions and concerns.
If you would like to discuss any issues, please contact your Gynaecology Oncology CNS team at either Derby or Burton. Here we briefly discuss the potential treatments you may undergo and provide links to patient information leaflets and other useful resources.
Surgical treatments
Surgical treatment options for your care may include a range of procedures such as these listed below;
- Vulva - wide local excision[pdf] 197KB
- Cervix - Lletz[pdf] 305KB
- Biopsy - cone[pdf] 204KB
- Hysterectomy - treatment and care[pdf] 441KB
- Download hysterectomy - radical [pdf] (opens in new window) 3MB
- Laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy[pdf] 214KB
- Hysterectomy laparoscopic[pdf] 289KB
- Pelvic lymph node dissection - laparoscopic[pdf] 168KB
- Laparotomy[pdf] 210KB
- Ultra radical (extensive ) surgery - advanced ovarian cancer[pdf] 237KB
Radiotherapy
- Understanding Radiotherapy (Macmillan booklet) (opens in new window) >
- Radiotherapy - CT scan (planning)[pdf] 186KB
- Radiotherapy - bladder and bowels preparation - to gynaecological cancers[pdf] 215KB
- Radiotherapy - pelvis (short course)[pdf] 301KB
- Brachytherapy (internal radiotherapy) - vault insertion[pdf] 93KB
- Brachytherapy (internal radiotherapy) with anaesthetic [pdf] 94KB
- Read more about pelvic radiotherapy late effects (opens in new window) >
- Managing the late effects of pelvic radiotherapy in women (opens in new window) >
- Download patient information leaflet about the use of vaginal dilators (opens in new window) >