@article {Querleu1534, author = {Denis Querleu and Fran{\c c}ois Planchamp and Luis Chiva and Christina Fotopoulou and Desmond Barton and David Cibula and Giovanni Aletti and Silvestro Carinelli and Carien Creutzberg and Ben Davidson and Philip Harter and Lene Lundvall and Christian Marth and Philippe Morice and Arash Rafii and Isabelle Ray-Coquard and Andrea Rockall and Christiana Sessa and Ate van der Zee and Ignace Vergote and Andreas duBois}, title = {European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer Surgery}, volume = {27}, number = {7}, pages = {1534--1542}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.1097/IGC.0000000000001041}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, abstract = {Methods The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology council nominated an international multidisciplinary development group made of practicing clinicians who have demonstrated leadership and interest in the care of ovarian cancer (20 experts across Europe). To ensure that the statements are evidence based, the current literature identified from a systematic search has been reviewed and critically appraised. In the absence of any clear scientific evidence, judgment was based on the professional experience and consensus of the development group (expert agreement). The guidelines are thus based on the best available evidence and expert agreement. Before publication, the guidelines were reviewed by 66 international reviewers independent from the development group including patients representatives.Results The guidelines cover preoperative workup, specialized multidisciplinary decision making, and surgical management of diagnosed epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers. The guidelines are also illustrated by algorithms.}, issn = {1048-891X}, URL = {https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/27/7/1534}, eprint = {https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/27/7/1534.full.pdf}, journal = {International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer} }