title: Laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy: experience of a Gynaecological Cancer Centre in the UK.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The role of laparoscopic lymphadenectomy in the management of gynaecological cancers has been established over the last two decades, having been first described in Dargent and Selvat (L'envahissement ganglionnaire pelvin. Medsi-Mcgraw Hill, Paris, 1989). It has been shown that laparoscopic lymphadenectomy can be performed in the majority of patients and is associated with a low complication rate. However, the technique continues to be undertaken in only a relatively small number of Gynaecological Cancer Centres in the UK owing to the long learning curve and wide variations in training.
  
  
  METHODS
  At the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Gynaecological Cancer Centre in the Greater Midlands Cancer Network laparoscopic lymphadenectomy has been performed since 1999 in the management of early cervical and high grade endometrial cancers. We have undertaken a retrospective audit (1999-2009) of these 42 cases to assess the feasibility of the procedure as well as to assess the complication rate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We are presenting the first reported series of exclusive laparoscopic transperitoneal lymphadenectomies from a Gynaecological Cancer Centre in the UK.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Worthing Hospital, Worthing, BN112DH, West Sussex, UK. vrnkar@aol.com
authors: Vrunda C
authors: VC
authors: Karanjgaokar
authors: Jeremy T
authors: JT
authors: Wright
authors: Damian J
authors: DJ
authors: Murphy
authors: Christopher H
authors: CH
authors: Mann
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult