[Laparoscopic hysterectomy in the management of endometrial cancer].
Endometrial carcinoma is the most commonly reported gynaecologic malignancy in industrialized countries. Traditionally the surgical treatment of endometrial cancer is total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and peritoneal washing cytology. Alternative surgical procedures have been proposed compared to abdominal hysterectomy: increased number of issues about laparoscopy shows the common trend to use this technique. Literature largely described advantages of the laparoscopic procedure compared to abdominal and vaginal surgery. Long-term follow-up series are not available; further investigation into survival and recurrence rates is indicated.
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Unità di Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione, Centro di Endoscopia Pelvica e Chirurgia Mini-invasiva, Ospedale S. Orsola-Malpighi, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italia.
Fabbri
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Guerrini
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Mignemi
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Venturoli
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D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy