title: Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with paraaortic and pelvic node dissection.
abstract: We report the first case of a laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and paraaortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy to treat a stage IA2 carcinoma of the cervix. To our knowledge, a laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with laparoscopic paraaortic lymphadenectomy has not been previously described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Nezhat
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Burrell
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Nezhat
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Benigno
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Welander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010388:Pelvis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*