Randomised trial of drains versus no drains following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection: a European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Gynaecological Cancer Group (EORTC-GCG) study in 234 patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1265-1268

  Franchi, M ^a   Trimbos, J B ^b   Zanaboni, F ^c   v d Velden, J ^d   Reed, N ^e   Coens, C ^f   Teodorovic, I ^f   Vergote, I ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c University of Varese   (Italy)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f EORTC DATA CENTER   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lymph node dissection; Lymphocyst; Pelvic drains; Postoperative complications; Radical hysterectomy; Surgical morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FEVER; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER; VAGINA DISEASE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248229696     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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