Para-aortic lymph node dissection with or without nerve-sparing in gynecological malignancies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Para-aortic lymph node dissection (PALND) is a widely used treatment that causes many complications. This study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nerve-sparing para-aortic lymph node dissection (NSPALND) by comparing it with conventional PALND in gynecological malignancies and to prove whether locating the superior hypogastric plexus (SHP) can help reveal the para-aortic nerves.

Methods

This is a retrospective study of the patients who underwent para-aortic lymphadenectomy from January 2020 to December 2022 at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital. All of them were divided into NSPALND and PALND groups according to whether or not nerve-sparing was performed. The surgical, functional and oncological outcomes were evaluated.

Results

There were 43 patients enrolled,

SUBMITTER: Wen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11791002 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature