PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Zhang, Sichen AU - Wang, Shaowei AU - Lv, Aiming AU - Huang, Shuai TI - Laparoscopically Assisted Radical Vaginal Hysterectomy for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis AID - 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000794 DP - 2016 Oct 01 TA - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer PG - 1497--1502 VI - 26 IP - 8 4099 - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/26/8/1497.short 4100 - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/26/8/1497.full SO - Int J Gynecol Cancer2016 Oct 01; 26 AB - Objective The aim of this study was to compare intraoperative and short-term postoperative outcomes and recurrence of laparoscopically assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy (LARVH) to abdominal radical hysterectomy (ARH) in the treatment of early-stage cervical cancer.Methods A search of PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library search trial (central) databases was conducted from database inception through December 2015. We included studies comparing surgical approaches with radical hysterectomy (LARVH vs ARH) in women with stages IA1 to IIB cervical cancer. Outcomes included blood loss, operative time, number of lymph nodes retrieved, intraoperative complications, hospital stay, and prognosis.Result Seven studies were included (4 prospective cohort studies and 3 case control studies) enrolling 794 women; 349 women were treated by LARVH, and 445 were treated by ARH. Laparoscopically assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy was associated with less blood loss (weight mean difference [WMD], −237.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], −453.42 to −21.47), wound-related complications (odds ratio, 0.17; 95% CI, 0.05–0.61), shorter hospital stay (WMD, −2.01; 95% CI, −2.52 to −1.51), and longer operative time (WMD, 48.95; 95% CI, 42.08 to 55.82) versus ARH. Laparoscopically assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy was comparable with ARH in number of lymph nodes retrieved, urinary-related complications, rectal injury, lymphedema, and all prognosis indicators.Conclusions The evidence suggests that LARVH is superior to ARH with lower blood loss, less wound-related complications, and shorter hospital stay. Laparoscopically assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy and ARH seem equivalent in number of lymph nodes retrieved, urinary-related complications, rectal injury, lymphedema, and prognosis.