A Case Report of a Laparoscopic Operation for a Patient with Endometrial Cancer
10.2185/jrm.4.32
- Author:
Satoru Takeuchi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Patients;
Malignant neoplasm of endometrium;
GENERAL OPERATIVE PROCEDURES;
Laparoscopic;
Procedures
- From:Journal of Rural Medicine
2008;4(1):32-34
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to describe our initial experience using laparoscopy to perform surgery for endometrial cancer. The patient was 59 years old with 2 para and was diagnosed as having a clinical endometrial adenocarcinoma in FIGO Stage Ia or Ib. Hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and lymph node sampling were performed using a laparoscopic procedure. We analyzed the problems and advantages of the procedure in this case.
