title: Robotic surgery: gynecologic oncology.
abstract: In the field of gynecologic oncology, robotic-assisted surgery has emerged as an invaluable minimally invasive approach to comprehensive surgical staging and the treatment of cervical and endometrial cancer. This review focuses on operative indications for robotic surgery in several gynecologic disease sites and summarizes the available literature on perioperative outcomes for robotics compared with conventional methods and evolving common practice patterns among gynecologic oncologists. Areas of controversy surrounding this technology and justification of widespread use are also discussed, including the paucity of randomized controlled trials, long-term efficacy data, and cost-effectiveness research.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868, USA. lauren.krill@uci.edu
authors.forename: Lauren S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Krill
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Bristow
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D008495:Medical Oncology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*