Extraperitoneal staging lymphadenectomy for locally advanced cervical cancer. Effective, cost-effective and minimally invasive.
Twenty-three patients locally advanced cervical cancer Stage IIB-IV underwent extraperitoneal staging pelvic and para-aortic node sampling via a single incision. All surgeries were completed in under one hour and most patients discharged within 2 days. The method of staging is a minimally invasive technique with minimal morbidity that requires only brief hospitalization and allows rapid resection of even bulky disease without disruption of peritoneal surfaces or increased risk of radiation-related enteric complications.
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New Jersey Gynecologic Oncology, P.A. Little Silver.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000191:economics*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010388:Pelvis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery