title: [Application of video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy in radical vulvectomy for carcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the feasibility and safety of applying video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy via hypogastric subcutaneous approach (VEIL-H) in the treatment of vulvar carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  From September 2009 to December 2012, 15 patients with vulvar carcinoma underwent VEIL-H plus radical vulvectomy at many participating hospitals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All were treated surgically. Two of them underwent laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy (LPL) upon the positive results of parotid operations with frozen section. The mean operative duration of VEIL-H (bilateral groin) were (80.8 ± 2.9) minutes. The mean total volume of blood loss in VEIL was (5.5 ± 0.4) ml, the mean drainage duration (6 ± 2) days and the average postoperative hospitalization (11 ± 4) days. The mean follow-up period was 13.0 months. One patient suffered local recurrence at Month 2 postoperation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  VEIL-H is both feasible and safe in inguinal lymphadenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Zhujiang Hospital, South Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China.
authors.forename: Zeng-ying
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Yi-feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gao-wen
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong-lei
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xiu-jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Rui-fang
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ji-long
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Yun-yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*