From: Laparoscopic staging in advanced cervical cancer: the pros and cons of an oncological concept
Author [Reference] | Number of patients | Findings/conclusions |
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Childers et al. [12] | 10 | Complete surgical staging including para-aortic lymphadenectomy prior to radiation therapy is feasible |
Recio et al. [13] | 12 | Staging laparoscopy including para-aortic lymph node dissection prior to radiation therapy is associated with minimal morbidity and adds valuable information regarding treatment planning |
Goff et al. [14] | 86 | Staging was performed retroperitoneally in 61 patients, laparoscopically in 18 patients, and by laparotomy in 7. Surgical staging resulted in modification of the standard pelvic radiation field for 43% of the patients |
Chu et al. [15] | 67 | Laparoscopic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy is an efficient and feasible pretreatment staging procedure |
Vidaurreta et al. [16] | 84 | Out of 49 pelvic CT scans, 38 were reported to be normal but 18 of these 38 had positive nodes which were detected laparoscopically. In summary: feasible method |
Querleu et al. [17] | 53 | Extraperitoneal endosurgical aortic and common iliac dissection: tool to identify lymph node positive patients requiring extended field radiation therapy |
Hertel et al. [8] | 109 | Laparoscopic staging is accurate, associated with low morbidity and provides information for treatment adjustment |
Vergote et al. [9] | 42 | Feasible method with low morbidity. 18% of patients without suspicion of para-aortic metastases on CT were found to have para-aortic metastases |