Objective: To evaluate the 12-year trend in the number of radical hysterectomies performed for cervical cancer in the US, and the potential impact of this trend on gynecologic oncology fellow surgical training. Methods: We queried the SEER database 13 registries to determine the number of radical hysterectomies performed each year in women with stage IA2 to IIA cervical cancer from 1998 to 2010...

AIM Severe late complications, particularly radiation enterocolitis and leg edema, remain major problems in patients with uterine cancer, who have undergone hysterectomy and postoperative external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). We carried out this retrospective analysis to identify the incidence of risk factors for such complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS The records of 228 patients, who underwent...

OBJECTIVE To assess the standard of hysterectomy in public hospitals in Hong Kong, so as to improve the quality of patient care and outcome. DESIGN Clinical audit. SETTING Twelve Hong Kong Hospital Authority public hospitals. PATIENTS All patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions during the period from 1 July 2002 to 31 December 2002 inclusive. RESULTS A tota...

Laparoscopically assisted vaginal radical vaginal hysterectomy (LAVRH), a minimally invasive technique that seems to be an attractive alternative to traditional surgery, remains unexplored in the treatment of cervical cancer. We searched Medline (1966-2013) and Scopus (2004-2013) search engines, as well as reference lists from all included studies. Ten studies were retrieved; including 6 retros...

the result of transvaginal sacrospinous ligament fixation technique, as part of the vaginal repair procedure for massive uterovaginal (pelvic organ prolapse stage iii and stage iv and vault prolapse) is evaluated. a total of 32 women were included in the present case series. marked uterovaginal prolapse was present in 28 women and four had vault prolapse following hysterectomy. patients with va...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to compare two groups of patients with early stage cervical cancer who underwent either abdominal or vaginal surgery, in terms of post-operative findings and survival. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY 55 patients with diagnosed cervical cancer were retrospectively selected for this study. They were preoperatively staged according to FIGO criteria. Forty four pa...

Purpose: We sought to review our experience with total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy (TLRH), comparing surgical outcomes in women with ideal, overweight, and obese body mass indices (BMI). Materials and methods: We reviewed records from all TLRHs performed at our institution between 6/2012 and 2/2016. Comparison among groups was performed using single factor Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) or ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the dissemination of cancer cells at laparoscopic hysterectomy according to the intraperitoneal cytology.Patients with endometrial cancer underwent total laparoscopic modified radical hysterectomy. Peritoneal wash cytology was performed on entering the peritoneal cavity before surgical preparation and just after hysterectomy.Seventy-eight patients underwent...

INTRODUCTION Hysterectomy and laparoscopy are common surgical procedures used for the treatment of endometriosis. This study compares outcomes for women who received either procedure within the first year post initial surgery. METHODS The study used data from the Truven Health MarketScan claims databases from 2004 to 2013 to identify women aged 18-49 years who received an endometriosis-relate...

The radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy is the standard treatment for stages IA2-IB1 cervical cancer. In the literature, there is an ongoing debate whether less radical surgery (conization, simple trachelectomy or simple hysterectomy) can be a valuable option in selected patients with early-stage small volume cervical cancer. We report here a case of an elderly patient (80 years of...