Endoscopic surgical procedures for cervical cancer treatment: a literature review

Tinelli, Andrea and Perrone, Antonio and Gustapane, Sarah and Pavone, Giulia and Giacci, Francesco and Malvasi, Antonio and Perrone, Emanuele and Yu Eliseeva, Marina and Medvediev, Mykhailo and Mynbaev, Ospan (2013) Endoscopic surgical procedures for cervical cancer treatment: a literature review. In: Endoscopy in Cervical Cancer Treatment. Lecce.

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Abstract

Cervical cancer remains the leading cause of death by gynecologic cancer worldwide, comprising 15% of all cancers in women younger than 40 years. Standard treatments of invasive cancer in early stages are radical hysterectomy and pelvic radiotherapy, both of which are almost reliable by minimal invasive surgery, so as traditional laparoscopy and robotic-assisted surgery. Moreover, 45% of reproductive-age women are diagnosed with stage IB1 disease, making the fertility-sparing procedure, radical trachelectomy, a viable option for most patients for treatment of early-stage cervical cancer and maintenance of future fertility. This chapter focuses on emerging surgical techniques, including the laparoscopic and robotic approach, are improving perioperative outcomes for these patients. A manual and computer-aided search was carried out for all reviews related to this topic, randomized controlled trials, prospective observational studies, retrospective studies and case reports published between 1980 and 2012, assessing robotic surgery, Search strings were: laparoscopic surgery; robot or robot-assisted surgery; radical hysterectomy; cervical cancer, minimally invasive surgery. Robotic-assisted gynecologic surgery has increased worldwide, considering the number of scientific articles dedicated to it though few retrospective and prospective studies have demonstrated the feasibility of robotic-assisted surgery in radical hysterectomy. In general, robot-assisted gynecologic surgery is often associated with longer operating room time but generally similar clinical outcomes, decreased blood loss, and shorter hospital stay. Robotic-assisted procedures are not, however, without their limitations: the equipment is still very large, bulky, and expensive, the staff must be trained, specifically on draping and docking the apparatus to maintain efficient operative times. Functional limitations include lack of haptic feedback, limited vaginal access, limited instrumentation, and larger port incisions. Exchanging instruments becomes more cumbersome and requires a surgical assistant to change the instruments. Additionally, the current robotic instruments do not include endoscopic staplers or vessel sealing devices. Finally, laparoscopic radical hysterectomy is a feasible and safe procedure that is associated with fewer intraoperative and postoperative complications than abdominal radical hysterectomy. The role of robotic-assisted surgery is continuing to expand, but well-designed, prospective studies with well-defined clinical, long-term outcomes, including complications, cost, pain, return to normal activity, and quality of life, are needed to fully assess the value of this new technology in radical hysterectomy. Scientific literature has shown the feasibility of a radical resection by minimally invasive oncological surgery and documented an equivalent number of pelvic nodes harvested by laparoscopy and open surgery. Women with a tumor size 2 cm or smaller and stage IA1 with lymphovascular space involvement (LVSI), IA2, or IB1 disease may be offered fertility-sparing treatment after thorough evaluation by an oncologist trained in this management.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cervical cancer, endoscopy, minimally invasive surgery, robotic assisted surgery, complication, gynecological cancer,oncology
Subjects: Obstetrics
Gynecology
Divisions: Departments > Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Depositing User: Анастасия Жигар
Date Deposited: 13 Mar 2014 12:01
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2015 10:58
URI: http://repo.dma.dp.ua/id/eprint/89

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