Laparoscopic hysterectomy is preferred over laparotomy in early endometrial cancer patients, however not cost effective in the very obese

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2158-2165

  Bijen, Claudia B M ^a   De Bock, Geertruida H ^a   Vermeulen, Karin M ^a   Arts, Henriëtte J G ^a   Ter Brugge, Henk G ^b   Van Der Sijde, Rob ^c   Kraayenbrink, Arjen A ^d   Bongers, Marlies Y ^e   Van Der Zee, Ate G J ^a   Mourits, Marian J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Netherlands)

^d RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Endometrial cancer; Laparoscopy; Morbidity; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052548293     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.04.035     Document Type: Article

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