Thunderbeat Technology vs Standard Bipolar Electro Surgery in Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy for Cervical Cancer

Launched by CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF THE SACRED HEART · Oct 28, 2012

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ClinConnect Summary

Radical abdominal hysterectomy (RAH) with pelvic lymphadenectomy is the standard surgical treatment for early stage cervical carcinoma FIGO stages IA2-IB1-IIA\<2cm1. Since the early 90's laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy (LRH) has been suggested as surgical approach for the treatment of cervical cancer. In the recent years, many institutions have begun to consider it an attractive technique and to study its feasibility and safety. Most of these studies have shown that LRH is relatively more time-consuming than standard laparotomy and ranges from 90 to 420 minutes...

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FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• • Inclusion/exclusion criteria
• • Age ≤ 75 years
• • Patient's informed consent
• • American Society of Anesthesiologists: \< class III or IV
• • No actual pregnancies or P.I.D.
• • No previous major abdominal surgical procedures For diseases
• • Early stage cervical cancer (FIGO stages IA2-IB1-IIA\<2cm) and advanced stage cervical cancer (FIGO stages IB2-IIA\>2cm-IIB) submitted to NACT with complete clinical response
• • No previous radiotherapy on the pelvic field
• • No uterine size larger than conform 10 weeks gestation