Transperitoneal laparoscopic pelvic and paraaortic lymphadenectomy in gynecologic cancers. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Laparoscopy, a minimally invasive surgery, may benefit select patients more than traditional abdominal approaches. The benefits of this procedure include low morbidity, shorter length of hospital stay, less blood loss, no significant increase in complications, and a shorter postoperative recovery period; this allows patients to begin adjuvant therapy more quickly. Laparoscopy has been used in gynecologic oncology since the early 1990s and has continued to grow and develop. Complex gynecologic oncology procedures can be performed with a low rate of complication and a low rate of conversion to laparotomy. The literature supports the fact that laparoscopy can be performed with short-term benefit with no increase in morbidity. Although the data are limited and emerging, the risk of cancer recurrence does not appear to increase because of this minimal access approach. Currently, advanced laparoscopic techniques are used to evaluate and treat cervical, endometrial, and ovarian malignancies. Specifically, transperitoneal laparoscopic lymphadenectomy including pelvic and paraaortic nodes is a feasible and efficacious procedure in the management of certain gynecologic malignancies.

publication date

  • March 1, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Genital Neoplasms, Female
  • Laparoscopy
  • Lymph Node Excision

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33644556463

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s11864-006-0044-3

PubMed ID

  • 16455020

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 7

issue

  • 2