Surgical, Urinary, and Survival Outcomes of Nerve-sparing Versus Traditional Radical Hysterectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study in China.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the surgical, urinary, and survival outcomes between nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy (NSRH) and traditional radical hysterectomy (TRH) for stage IB cervical cancer, in which all the primary procedures were performed by a single physician. METHODS:Patients with cervical cancer of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB were included if they received radical hysterectomy of class III or type C in 1 center between February 2001 and November 2015. The epidemiological, clinicopathologic, surgical, and urinary data were collected and compared between the NSRH and TRH groups. The follow-up period ended in December 2016. RESULTS:A total of 406 patients were identified, including 111 (27.3%) in the TRH g

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6766357 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature