Timing of Intrauterine Manipulator Insertion During Minimally Invasive Surgical Staging and Results of Pelvic Cytology in Endometrial Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Considering the hypothetical concern of retrograde tumor spread to the peritoneal cavity by insertion of an intrauterine manipulator, we examined the correlation between the timing of manipulator insertion and the results of pelvic cytology during total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) in endometrial cancer.

Design

Case-control study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

Setting

University-based hospitals.

Patients

Stage I to IV endometrial cancer patients who underwent TLH in which an intrauterine manipulator was used. Medical records were reviewed for patient demographics, surgical details, and tumor characteristics.

Interventions

Archived medical record review.

Measurements and main results

A total of 333 patients was identi

SUBMITTER: Machida H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526047 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature