Safety of laparoscopy vs laparotomy in the surgical staging of endometrial cancer: A systematic review and metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-100

  Zullo, Fulvio ^a   Falbo, Angela ^b   Palomba, Stefano ^b  

^a Cancer Center of Excellence Tommaso Campanella of Germaneto   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

endometrial cancer; laparoscopy; laparotomy; metaanalysis; RCT; treatment; uterine cancer

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; CANCER STAGING; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ABDOMEN; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862978252     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.01.010     Document Type: Review

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