Table 3.

Complications amongst 142 women who elected for radical trachelectomy at St Bartholomew's and The Royal Marsden Hospitals, 1994–2006

Peri-operative
Ureteric damage	3
Uterine perforation	2
Laparotomy pelvic side wall bleeding	2
Failure of pneumoperitoneum	2
External iliac artery rupture	1
Bladder perforation	1
Vaginal fornix laceration	1
Other complications
Isthmic stenosis	7
Temporary thigh numbness	5
Retention of urine	5
Stitch expulsion	4
Amenorrhoea	3
Unexplained limp	2
Dyspareunia	2
Mild leg oedema	1
Winged scapula	1
Psoas abscess	1
Secondary haemorrhage	1
Infected epidural site	1
Lymphocyst	1