[Use of laparoscopy in gynecological oncology].

Abstract

In gynecological oncology, patients particularly with early-stage endometrial or cervical carcinomas can benefit from minimally invasive procedures. In cases of cervical carcinoma, laparoscopic lymphonodectomy can help identify patients who should first undergo chemoradiotherapy. In cases of advanced ovarian carcinoma, laparoscopy is only a diagnostic option and not a therapy of its own. The use of robot-assisted laparoscopy (DaVinci) in gynecological oncology is currently evaluated.

• Authors: Daniel Fink, Uwe Lang, Rainer Kimmig
• Journal: Gynakologisch-geburtshilfliche Rundschau (Gynakol Geburtshilfliche Rundsch) Vol. 49 Issue 3 Pg. 109-10 ( 2009) ISSN: 1423-0011 [Electronic] Switzerland
• Vernacular Title: Einsatz der Laparoskopie in der gynakologischen Onkologie.
• PMID: 19525616 (Publication Type: Editorial, Introductory Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright (c) 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Topics

• Female
• Genital Neoplasms, Female (pathology, surgery)
• Gynecology (trends)
• Humans
• Laparoscopy (statistics & numerical data, trends)
• Medical Oncology (trends)
• Robotics (statistics & numerical data)