Belgian experience of robot assisted laparoscopic para – aortic lymphadenectomy for staging of locally advanced cervical carcinoma. A multicentric study.

Objectives: FIGO clinical staging, imaging techniques sometimes underestimate extension of locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC). The presence of para-aortic lymph node (LN) metastases in LACC identifies patients with poor prognosis. Laparoscopic para-aortic lymphadenectomy is now proposed as a diagnostic tool. Feasibility and safety of robot assisted laparoscopic para-aortic lymphadenectomy has been reported. We collected data from different Belgian centers to assess its oncological safety and complication rate. Study design: Three centers participated in the study. Thirty seven patients wi... Mehr ...