[Laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of early uterine malignancies: a report of 8 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the feasibility of laparoscopic operation as treatment for early malignant uterine tumors.


METHODS
Six patients with endometrial carcinoma underwent laparoscopic extensive total hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy, and 2 with cervical cancer underwent additional pelvic lymphadenectomy.


RESULTS
The mean operating time of the 6 laparoscopic extensive total hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy was 220 min, and mean blood loss was 200 ml. The mean operating time of 2 cases underwent additional pelvic lymphadenectomy was 240 min. No organ trauma occurred, and the average post-operative hospital stay was 8 days.


CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that laparoscopic operation is safe and feasible in treating early stage malignant uterine tumors.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, China.
Huang
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Zheng
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*