Challenges on the morbidly obese endometrial cancer surgery: Laparotomy or laparoscopy, lymphadenectomy or no lymphadenectomy?

ÜRÜNSAK İ. F., Khatib G., VARDAR M. A., GÜZEL A. B., KÜÇÜKGÖZ GÜLEÇ Ü., Seyfettinoglu S.

Ginekologia polska, vol.91, no.8, pp.453-459, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 91 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/gp.2020.0077
  • Journal Name: Ginekologia polska
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.453-459
  • Keywords: laparoscopic surgery, lymphadenectomy, morbid obesity, endometrial cancer, oncologic outcomes, UTERINE-CANCER, SURVIVAL, COMPLICATIONS, RECURRENCE, CARCINOMA, OUTCOMES, IMPACT
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: A considerable proportion of endometrial cancer patients are morbidly obese. Management of these cases is a serious dilemma. The aim of this study was to investigate the relevance of laparoscopic route and omission of lymphadenectomy as morbidity-reducing strategies in this special population.