[Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy: analysis of 14 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the feasibility and safety of surgical removal of the tumors through laparoscopy in patients with early-stage uterine cancer.


METHODS
A retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 10 cervical cancer and 4 endometrial cancer cases, in which laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy were performed following the same surgical procedures as in laparotomy.


RESULTS
The mean operating time was 302 min, and mean estimated blood loss was 760 ml, with the mean postoperative gastrointestinal recovery time of 30 h and average number of removed lymph nodes of 22.


CONCLUSIONS
Laparoscopic surgery has equivalent curative effect to laparotomy, and laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy in the patients with early-stage uterine cancer is both feasible and efficient.
He
Yuan-Li
YL
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zhujiang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China. hyl@gdvnet.com
Zhang
Ling-Yun
LY
Lu
Jing-Rong
JR
Pan
Shi-Lei
SL
Yang
Jin
J
Chen
Yan-Ying
YY
Zhou
Yu-Feng
YF
Wang
Xiao-Yang
XY
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*