Atlas of Procedures in Gynecologic Oncology

Robotic Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology

Robotic surgery for the management of gynecologic cancers allows for minimally invasive surgical removal of cancer-bearing organs and tissues using sophisticated surgeon-manipulated, robotic surgical instrumentation. Early on, gynecologic oncologists recognized that minimally invasive surgery was associated with less surgical morbidity and that it shortened postoperative recovery. Now, robotic ...

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Robotic surgery in gynecologic oncology.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The objective of this article is to review the recently published literature on the use of robotic surgery in the management of gynecologic malignancies. RECENT FINDINGS Retrospective data collected from many institutions support the use of robotic surgery in the management of cervical, endometrial, and early-stage ovarian cancer. Benefits to robotic surgery include decrease...

Oncology biomarkers for gynecologic malignancies.

Current therapies efficiently treat most patients with gynecologic malignancies detected at an early stage. Thus, the identification of oncology biomarkers for screening and monitoring of occult tumors has been highly prioritized. Hyperglycosylated human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) epitomizes oncologic biomarker, as the serum level of this hormone is elevated in virtually all cases of gestatio...

Laparoscopic Complications of Gynecologic Procedures

As the number of endoscopic procedures has increased tremendously over the years, several different complications may arise affecting different systems. More than approximately half of these complications occur during entry; while the rest occurs during or after the operation. The majority of studies related to this subject revealed that the rate of complications decrease by increasing surgical...