<P> Hemicorporectomy is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated , transecting the lumbar spine . This removes the legs , the genitalia ( internal and external ) , urinary system , pelvic bones , anus , and rectum . It is a severely mutilating procedure recommended only as a last resort for people with severe and potentially fatal illnesses such as osteomyelitis , tumors , severe traumas and intractable decubiti in , or around , the pelvis . It has only been reported a few dozen times in medical literature . </P>
<P> Hemicorporectomy is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated , transecting the lumbar spine . This removes the legs , the genitalia ( internal and external ) , urinary system , pelvic bones , anus , and rectum . It is a severely mutilating procedure recommended only as a last resort for people with severe and potentially fatal illnesses such as osteomyelitis , tumors , severe traumas and intractable decubiti in , or around , the pelvis . It has only been reported a few dozen times in medical literature . </P>
medical term for cutting a body in half
medical term for cutting a body in half
Hemicorporectomy
Hemicorporectomy