TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of robotic surgery in ovarian malignancy
AU - Lucidi, A.
AU - Lucidi, Alessandro
AU - Chiantera, V.
AU - Gallotta, Valerio
AU - Ercoli, A.
AU - Ercoli, Alfredo
AU - Scambia, Giovanni
AU - Fagotti, Anna
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - As part of minimally invasive surgery, robotic-assisted approach is becoming increasingly popular in gynecologic oncology. It has been shown to be effective and feasible for staging and treating endometrial and cervical cancer, but its role in the context of primary and recurrent ovarian cancers is presently debated. Scanty data are available in the literature, and the level of evidence supporting its use in ovarian cancer is quite low. However, from a retrospective caseâcontrol series, robotic surgery seems to be safe and feasible for early-stage ovarian cancer. Its use in treating patients with advanced-stage or relapsed ovarian cancer is still highly controversial, suggesting the choice of robotic approach in a highly selected population.
AB - As part of minimally invasive surgery, robotic-assisted approach is becoming increasingly popular in gynecologic oncology. It has been shown to be effective and feasible for staging and treating endometrial and cervical cancer, but its role in the context of primary and recurrent ovarian cancers is presently debated. Scanty data are available in the literature, and the level of evidence supporting its use in ovarian cancer is quite low. However, from a retrospective caseâcontrol series, robotic surgery seems to be safe and feasible for early-stage ovarian cancer. Its use in treating patients with advanced-stage or relapsed ovarian cancer is still highly controversial, suggesting the choice of robotic approach in a highly selected population.
KW - Obstetrics and Gynecology
KW - gynecologic oncology
KW - minimally invasive surgery
KW - ovarian cancer
KW - robotic surgery
KW - Obstetrics and Gynecology
KW - gynecologic oncology
KW - minimally invasive surgery
KW - ovarian cancer
KW - robotic surgery
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/111688
UR - http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/6/2/3/0/0/4/index.htt
U2 - 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2017.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2017.05.005
M3 - Article
SN - 1521-6934
VL - 45
SP - 74
EP - 82
JO - BAILLIERE'S BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH. CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
JF - BAILLIERE'S BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH. CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
ER -