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Surgeon’s Corner
Comparing Robotic Surgery With Conventional Laparoscopy and Laparotomy for Cervical Cancer Management
  1. Ching-Hui Chen, MD*,†,‡,
  2. Li-Hsuan Chiu, PhD*,
  3. Ching-Wen Chang, MD*,†,
  4. Yuan-Kuei Yen, MD*,†,
  5. Yan-Hua Huang, MD* and
  6. Wei-Min Liu, MD*,†
  1. *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;
  2. †Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; and
  3. ‡Graduate School of Human Sexuality, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Wei-Min Liu, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University Hospital and Taipei Medical University, No 252, Wu-Hsing St, Sinyi District, Taipei 11031, Taiwan. E-mail: weimin{at}tmu.edu.tw.

Abstract

Objective The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of robotic surgery, laparoscopy, and laparotomy for the surgical treatment of stage IA to IIB cervical cancer.

Methods This retrospective study was carried out in a university-affiliated teaching hospital. A total of 100 women with an initial diagnosis of stage IA to IIB cervical cancer, without preoperative brachytherapy or chemotherapy, were included in this study. With selection of the cases, 44 patients received laparotomy surgery, 32 patients received laparoscopic surgery, and 24 patients received robotic surgery. The perioperative parameters measured included operation time, blood loss, transfusion rate, lymph node yield, adhesion score, laparotomy conversion rate, postoperative and 24-hour pain scores, time to full diet resumption, and hospital stay. The perioperative complication and disease-free survival were also evaluated.

Results The robotic group showed a shorter operation time, less blood loss, lower transfusion rate, and lower laparotomy conversion rate than the laparoscopic or laparotomy group. As for the postoperative parameters, the robotic group showed reduced postoperative and 24-hour pain scores, shortened length of hospital stay, and decreased time to full diet resumption compared with the other 2 surgical groups. No significant differences were found between the groups in perioperative complication rate or disease-free survival.

Conclusions The data suggested that robotic surgery is a feasible and potentially optimal option for the treatment of stage IA to IIB cervical cancer with favorable short-term surgical outcomes.

  • Cervical cancer
  • Radical hysterectomy
  • Laparotomy
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Robotic surgery

https://doi.org/10.1097/IGC.0000000000000160

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    • The authors declare no conflicts of interest.