A STUDY OF THE URINARY BLADDER FOLLOWING WERTHEIM HYSTERECTOMY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE INCOMPETENCE OF THE URETHRAL AND URETERIC ORIFICES

ALTHOUGH the vast majority of cases of carcinoma of the cervix are treated by radiotherapy, thcre remains a minor group which is best treated by radical pelvic surgery. As with radiotherapy, there also occur specific urinary tract complications after radical pelvic surgery. A study of the bladder with special reference to the incompetence of the urethral and the ureteric orifices following Wertheim hysterectomy is the theme of this paper.