Does robotic surgical staging of endometrial cancer compromise outcomes? ()
ABSTRACT
Objective: To
compare intra-operative and post-operative complications as well as recurrence in women withendometrial
cancer undergoing surgical stagingwith robotic-assisted
laparoscopic hysterectomy (RALH)versus total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH).
Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 416 patients who
underwent surgical staging for endometrial adenocarcinoma from January 1, 2008
to December 31, 2010. Demographics,intraand
post-operative complications, surgical-pathologic data, subsequent treatments,
and recurrence were compared in women treated with TAH versus RALH. A Student’st-test, Mann Whitney U analysis, or
chi-squared analysis were used for statistical analysis. Results: One hundred
thirty seven and 279 patients underwent TAH and RALH, respectively.
Post-operative complications were lower in the RALH group (16.8% vs 8.2%, p = 0.009)
and mean hospital stay for the TAH group versus the RALH group was 3 days
versus 1 day (p < 0.001). Demographics and intra-operative complications
were similar (p = 0.94). Uterine weight (108 gvs103 g,
p = 0.36), pelvic lymph nodes retrieved (9 vs 9, p = 0.18), and presence of
lymph-vascular involvement (11.7% vs 10.8%, p = 0.38) were similar between
groups, as were aggressive histologic subtypes (p = 0.52) and grade (p = 0.15).
Recurrence occurred in 4.4% of the TAH group and 4.3% of the RALH group (p = 0.97)
with death from disease occurring in 1.5% of the TAH group and 2.2% of the RALH
group (p = 0.64). Conclusions: RALH for endometrial adenocarcinoma is
associated with fewer post-operative complications and a shorter hospital stay
than TAH. Recurrence and death due to disease are not compromised by this
minimally invasive approach.
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Sato, H. , DuBeshter, B. , Robins, A. , Angel, C. , Toy, E. and Thomas, S. (2013) Does robotic surgical staging of endometrial cancer compromise outcomes?.
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
3, 41-46. doi:
10.4236/ojog.2013.31010.
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