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posterior pelvic exenteration (pah-STEER-ee-er PEL-vik ek-ZEN-ter-AY-shun)

 Surgery to remove the lower part of the bowel, rectum, uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and vagina. Pelvic lymph nodes may also be removed.

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