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. 2019 Mar;30(2):e27.
doi: 10.3802/jgo.2019.30.e27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.

Minimally invasive surgery improves short-term outcomes of nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy in patients with cervical cancer: a propensity-matched analysis with open abdominal surgery

Giorgio Bogani  1 , Diego Rossetti  2 , Antonino Ditto  2 , Fabio Martinelli  2 , Valentina Chiappa  2 , Chiara Leone  2 , Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore  2 , Domenica Lorusso  2 , Francesco Raspagliesi  2
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Minimally invasive surgery improves short-term outcomes of nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy in patients with cervical cancer: a propensity-matched analysis with open abdominal surgery

Giorgio Bogani et al. J Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Mar.

Abstract

Objectives: Nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy has been implemented in order to reduce pelvic floor dysfunctions in women undergoing radical surgery for cervical cancer. Here, we aimed to investigate if the adoption of laparoscopic surgery impacts on patients' outcomes.

Methods: Data of consecutive patients affected by cervical cancer who had laparoscopic nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy were matched 1:1 with an historical cohort of patients undergoing open procedure. A propensity-score matched algorithm was applied.

Results: Thirty-five patients' pairs (70 patients: 35 undergoing laparoscopic vs. 35 undergoing open abdominal nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy) were included. Demographic and baseline oncologic characteristics were balanced between groups. Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery had similar operative time than patients undergoing open abdominal procedures (249 [±91.5] vs. 223 [±65.0] minutes; p=0.066). Laparoscopic approach correlated with lower blood loss (30.5 [±11.0] vs. 190 [90.4] mL; p<0.001) and shorter hospital stay (3.2 [±1.2] vs. 5.4 [2.0] days; p=0.023). Patients undergoing laparoscopy experienced a lower 30-day pelvic floor dysfunction rate than patients having open surgery. Moreover, they experienced shorter recovery of bladder function than patients having open procedures (median, 7 vs. 9 days; p=0.004, log-rank test).

Conclusion: Laparoscopic approach resulted in a faster recovery of bladder function in comparison to open surgery for patients undergoing nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy.

Keywords: Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Urination Disorders; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms.

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No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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Fig. 1. Study design.
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Fig. 2. Recovery of bladder function.
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Fig. 3. Survival outcomes.
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