| Reasons (n = 133) | Values |
| Anatomic reasons (narrow or conical vagina and cervix ostium not visualized) | 15 (11.3%) |
| Patients unfit for anaesthesia | 5 (3.8%) |
| Large residual disease or vagina wall involvement | 45 (33.8%) |
| Locally extensive disease | 26 (19.6%) |
| Brachytherapy not available | 22 (16.5%) |
| Unknown | 20 (15%) |