TY - JOUR
T1 - Minimally Invasive Surgery to Treat Gynecological Cancer
T2 - Conventional Laparoscopy and/or Robot-Assisted Surgery
AU - Minig, Lucas
AU - Achilarre, María Teresa
AU - Garbi, Annalisa
AU - Zanagnolo, Vanna
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - Robotic-assisted surgery is a technological advancement derived from conventional laparoscopy, which facilitates the application of minimally invasive techniques for complex operations in the field of gynecological oncology. However, its introduction in gynecological cancer has been scarce in most hospitals worldwide. Most publications on robotic surgery are still retrospective or descriptive in nature. Some studies compare robotic-assisted laparoscopy with open procedures, which is a questionable analysis, because the advantages of minimally invasive surgery have been already well established. Robotic surgery should be directly compared with conventional laparoscopy to determine whether its additional direct and indirect costs are in accordance with some improvements within patient clinical outcomes. On the other hand, the role of robotic-assisted surgery in allowing more patients to receive the benefits of the minimally invasive approach should also be considered. The objective of this article was, therefore, to review the literature regarding the role of conventional and robotic-assisted laparoscopy to treat women with gynecologic cancer.
AB - Robotic-assisted surgery is a technological advancement derived from conventional laparoscopy, which facilitates the application of minimally invasive techniques for complex operations in the field of gynecological oncology. However, its introduction in gynecological cancer has been scarce in most hospitals worldwide. Most publications on robotic surgery are still retrospective or descriptive in nature. Some studies compare robotic-assisted laparoscopy with open procedures, which is a questionable analysis, because the advantages of minimally invasive surgery have been already well established. Robotic surgery should be directly compared with conventional laparoscopy to determine whether its additional direct and indirect costs are in accordance with some improvements within patient clinical outcomes. On the other hand, the role of robotic-assisted surgery in allowing more patients to receive the benefits of the minimally invasive approach should also be considered. The objective of this article was, therefore, to review the literature regarding the role of conventional and robotic-assisted laparoscopy to treat women with gynecologic cancer.
KW - Cervical cancer
KW - Cost effective analysis
KW - Endometrial cancer
KW - Gynecological cancer
KW - Learning curve
KW - Minimally invasive surgery
KW - Ovarian cancer
KW - Robotic surgery
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U2 - 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000925
DO - 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000925
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28187093
AN - SCOPUS:85014518922
VL - 27
SP - 562
EP - 574
JO - International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
JF - International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
SN - 1048-891X
IS - 3
ER -