PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Denis Querleu AU - François Planchamp AU - Luis Chiva AU - Christina Fotopoulou AU - Desmond Barton AU - David Cibula AU - Giovanni Aletti AU - Silvestro Carinelli AU - Carien Creutzberg AU - Ben Davidson AU - Philip Harter AU - Lene Lundvall AU - Christian Marth AU - Philippe Morice AU - Arash Rafii AU - Isabelle Ray-Coquard AU - Andrea Rockall AU - Christiana Sessa AU - Ate van der Zee AU - Ignace Vergote AU - Andreas duBois TI - European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer Surgery AID - 10.1097/IGC.0000000000001041 DP - 2017 Sep 01 TA - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer PG - 1534--1542 VI - 27 IP - 7 4099 - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/27/7/1534.short 4100 - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/27/7/1534.full SO - Int J Gynecol Cancer2017 Sep 01; 27 AB - 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.