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. 2021 Oct 12;7(Suppl 2):S57–S69. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1736176

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Fig. 3 — Original procedure of Okabayashi radical hysterectomy. After exploration of pararectal and paravesical spaces, the rectovaginal and then the cardinal ligaments are clamped, cut, and ligated ( A ). Then, the surgery proceeds to the treatment of anterior leaf of vesicouterine ligament, mobilization of ureter, and posterior leaf of vesicouterine ligament ( B ). (Source: Okabayashi H. Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer. Tokyo: Nippon Isho Shuppan; 1952.)