title: Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal radical hysterectomy with pelvic and paraaortic node dissection.
abstract: Nineteen women underwent laparoscopic radical hysterectomy or laparoscopically assisted vaginal radical hysterectomy, with pelvic node dissection and paraaortic node dissection when indicated.  One procedure was converted to laparotomy due to equipment failure (at The University of Puerto Rico).  There were two minor postoperative complications.  The first, febrile morbidity resulting from a urinary tract infection, responded to medical therapy.  The second was incisional bleeding, which was controlled with sutures applied using a local anesthetic.  No major postoperative complications were noted, there have been no incidents of recurrence, and the follow-up results are encouraging.
authors.affiliation: Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Nezhat
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Nezhat
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Burrell
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Welander
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carrodeguas
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Nezhat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*