[Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy: analysis of 14 cases].

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the feasibility and safety of surgical removal of the tumors through laparoscopy in patients with early-stage uterine cancer.

METHODS

A retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 10 cervical cancer and 4 endometrial cancer cases, in which laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy were performed following the same surgical procedures as in laparotomy.

RESULTS

The mean operating time was 302 min, and mean estimated blood loss was 760 ml, with the mean postoperative gastrointestinal recovery time of 30 h and average number of removed lymph nodes of 22.

CONCLUSION

Laparoscopic surgery has equivalent curative effect to laparotomy, and laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy in the patients with early-stage uterine cancer is both feasible and efficient.