Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for XXXX : 8-year experience of a pilot study.

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate, in a series of 50 consecutive @entity1 , the feasibility, morbidity, and survival outcome of the laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for @entity2622 . METHODS: Fifty @entity1 with @entity3 were operated on by laparoscopic radical hysterectomy between 1993 and 2001 at two @entity5 centers. @entity1 in a @entity558 with a @entity2622 less than 4 cm and a body mass index up to 29 were eligible. Thirty-one @entity1 had prior brachytherapy. RESULTS: The median overall operative time was 258 min. The mean number of harvested pelvic external iliac nodes was 13.22 per @entity1 . The median postoperative hospital stay was 7.5 days. Two @entity1 had major @entity1494 ; one had a @entity1494 and one a @entity1901 . The median follow-up was 44 months. The overall 5-year survival rate of FIGO stage @entity9217 and @entity3846 @entity1 was 96%. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate that radical hysterectomy can be performed by laparoscopy in stage @entity3846 or less advanced node negative @entity5 @entity1 without compromising survival. Prior brachytherapy did not affect the feasibility of this radical procedure.
