Gynecologic oncology
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Gynecologic oncology · Dec 2008
Comparative StudyRobotically assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer.
To compare surgical morbidity and clinical-pathologic factors for patients with endometrial cancer (EC) undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy (RALH) versus total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) with aortic and/or pelvic lymphadenectomy (LA). ⋯ Patients with EC who underwent RALH with LA during the first year of our robotics program were younger, thinner and had less cardio-pulmonary illness than patients previously treated with TAH and LA. LOS, EBL and peri-op complication rates were significantly lower for the robotic cohort.