title: Minimally invasive surgical approaches for patients with endometrial cancer.
abstract: Over the past 10 years, multiple studies have shown that minimally invasive surgical approaches for the treatment of endometrial cancer reduce blood loss, length of hospital stay, and the incidence and severity of surgical complications compared with laparotomy. In addition, minimally invasive approaches result in better cosmesis and short-term patient quality of life. Although data from prospective studies have yet to mature, laparoscopic and open surgeries seem to be equivalent oncologically. In this article, we will review the current literature on traditional laparoscopy, robotically assisted laparoscopy, and single-port laparoscopy as surgical approaches for the treatment of endometrial cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. mfrumovitz@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frumovitz
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.forename: Pedro T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D012371:Robotics