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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2026

Creating pelvic exenteration services: obstacles, cultural factors, and learning experiences from the first specialized service in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.

Raha Alahmadi, Samar Alhomoud, Luai H Ashari

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Raha AlahmadiSection of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Samar AlhomoudSection of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Luai H AshariSection of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pelvic Exenteration has evolved over the years into a multidisciplinary collaboration that requires structural elements and staffed roles beyond surgeons alone. Establishing such a service requires integrated multidisciplinary pathways, specialized imaging and anesthesia support, experienced perioperative nursing, stoma and wound care expertise, and administrative support, along with a culture that embraces centralization and high-risk oncologic surgery. Centers without previously existing exenteration programs face additional challenges, including institutional, cultural, financial, technical, and clinical. This article provides an in-depth review of the required elements for establishing such an advanced service, including the associated potential barriers, and shares our experience in establishing the first pelvic exenteration service in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.

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locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC)multi-disciplinary workpelvic exenteration (PE)pelvic exenterative surgerypelvic malignanciesrecurrent rectal cancer

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PMID41907627
PMCPMC13017242

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