title: Robotic surgery in the management of cervical carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the published literature concerning robotic surgery and its applications in the management of cervical carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  We electronically searched the MEDLINE from January 1990 until June 2010. We cross-examined article references to identify relevant articles not detected by the electronic search.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of the reported literature consisted of case series, case reports or retrospective comparisons. Twenty-one articles were included in this review covering the different surgical applications: (5) radical trachelectomy, (12) radical hysterectomy, (3) pelvic exenteration and one parametrectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Robotic surgery enabled more gynaecological oncologists to perform more complex procedures safely while maintaining the minimal access approach.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynaecological Oncology and Robotic Surgery, The Galway Clinic, Galway, Ireland. moiad@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Mo'iad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alazzam
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hewitt
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012371:Robotics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*