[The place of laparoscopic-assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy in surgical treatment of cervical cancer].
OBJECTIVE
to resume the surgical technique of laparoscopic assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy (LARVH) and to show preliminary results of the patients' treatment with this method.


METHODS
in a period of six months (16.06.04-16.12.04) in Oncogynecological Clinic, Medical University--Pleven eight patients with cervical cancer were performed LARVH on and six--laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection.


CONCLUSIONS
LARVH has three steps--laparoscopic part, vaginal part and laparoscopic inspection. It is an anatomic surgical technique which is assosiated with lower blood lose because of the several time enlargement of the operative field by videolaparoscope and the profilactic coagulation to even smallest blood vessels. LARVH is a new method in surgical treatment of early stage cervical cancer.
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D000328:Adult; D002031:Bulgaria; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010388:Pelvis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*