OBJECTIVE This prospective randomized controlled pilot study aimed to find whether gelatin-thrombin matrix used as a tissue sealant (FloSeal) can prevent the occurrence of pelvic lymphocele in patients with gynecologic cancer who has undergone pelvic lymphadenectomy. METHODS Each patient, who undergo a laparotomic pelvic lymph node dissection on both sides, was randomly assigned for FloSeal a...

The role of adjuvant radiotherapy in stage I endometrial cancer following surgery remains unclear. The management for these patients varies widely, particularly in stage I patients with different risk factors. Using the methodology of Cochrane Collaboration, we did a systematic and meta-analysis of all know randomised controlled trials which compared adjuvant radiotherapy versus no radiotherapy...

Introduction. This study was designed to confirm the feasibility and safety of robotic-assisted transperitoneal aortic lymphadenectomy as part of staging procedure for gynecologic malignancies. Methods. Chart review of 51 patients who had undergone robotic staging with aortic lymphadenectomy for different gynaecologic malignancies was performed. Results. The primary diagnosis was as follows: 6 ...

Aim: To assess oncological outcomes including local recurrence and cancerspecific survival as well as functional outcomes including urinary and sexual functions in 150 cases of rectal cancer underwent total mesorectal excision (TME). Patients and Techniques: Patients with mid or low rectal cancer underwent TME with preservation of autonomic pelvic plexus. Oncological and functional outcomes wer...

Objective To analyze the events preceding incomplete surgical staging procedures in endometrial cancer patients. Design Retrospective descriptive study Setting Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Subjects Thirty patients who were unexpectedly found to have endometrial cancer after undergoing hysterectomy for benign conditions and were referred to Ch...

1. ”Carol Davila” Univeristy of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania 2. ”Ponderas” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania 3. I.O.M.C, Polizu Hospital, Bucharest, Romania Vulvar carcinomas are rare gynecologic malignancies. In cases presenting local invasion oncologic treatment such as chemo-irradiation might be performed. However complete remission is achieved in rare cases, most of the patients nec...

We report a 65-year-old male with histopathologically proven prostate cancer and multiple pelvic node metastases using a robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy procedure plus extended pelvic lymph node dissection. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan findings demonstrated a moderate accumulation of 11C-choline in a metastatic left obturator node sized 8 × 8 mm, though only a faint uptake of ...

BACKGROUND Tubo-ovarian abscess as a serious complication of pelvic inflammatory disease is very uncommon in sexually inactive girls. CASE We report a case of tubo-ovarian abscess in a 24-year-old sexually inactive girl with transverse vaginal septum who was presented with abdominal pain and a pelvic mass and without prior surgical history and no evidences of appendicitis, inflammatory bowel ...

Introduction: We report a novel technique for the vaginal placement of a single-incision laparoscopic device to aid in the removal of pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes in patients undergoing gynecologic cancer surgery. Technique Description: Informed consent for laparoendoscopic single-site total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooophorectomy with pelvic and para-aortic lymph node dissection ...

Hydatid disease is a widespread parasitic infection caused by tapeworm Echinococcus and it affects mainly the liver, but other organs such as pelvic organs could be involved very rare. Here we report a case of hydatid cyst with involvement of oviduct in a woman with endometrial cancer. It was misdiagnosed as a multicystic right ovarian mass before surgery and by microscopic study it was shown a...