Robot-assisted versus open radical hysterectomy: A multi-institutional experience for early-stage cervical cancer.

Journal: European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare perioperative and clinico-pathological outcomes of patients with early-stage cervical cancer who underwent robot-assisted radical hysterectomy (RRH) and open radical hysterectomy (ORH).

Authors

  • B M Sert
    Department of Gynecological Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: sbi@ous-hf.no.
  • J F Boggess
    Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  • S Ahmad
    Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL, USA.
  • A L Jackson
    Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Division of Gynecological Oncology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • N M Stavitzski
    Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL, USA.
  • A A Dahl
    National Advisory Unit for Late Effects after Cancer Treatment, Oslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
  • R W Holloway
    Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL, USA.