title: Surgical stapling technique for radical hysterectomy: survival, recurrence, and late complications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to conduct a long-term follow-up of the surgical stapling technique of radical hysterectomy to determine survival, recurrence, and late complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred consecutive eligible patients treated with the surgical stapling technique of radical hysterectomy were prospectively evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Median operative time was 3.2 h. Median blood loss was 500 ml. There was an 18% acute postoperative complication rate and a 10% long-term complication rate. There was a 6% recurrence rate and a 92% disease-free survival.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The surgical stapling technique of radical hysterectomy results in acceptable survival, recurrence, and complication rates, which appear similar to those of the traditional type of radical hysterectomy, while operative time and blood loss appear to be reduced.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 43614-5809, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fanning
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kraus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery