Robotic resection of isolated ovarian cancer recurrence in the lesser sac.

ABSTRACT: In recurrent ovarian cancer patients the addition of surgical cytoreduction is associated with prolonged overall survival compared to chemotherapy treatment alone when complete cytoreduction is achieved (Harter et al., 2021, Shi et al., 2021, Coleman et al., 2019). In the appropriate surgical candidates, a minimally invasive approach may be used to achieve complete cytoreduction of isolated lesions with proper exposure and surgical planning. This video demonstrates safe robotic entry into the lesser sac and resection of recurrent high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma near the pancreatic neck. The patient is a 78-year-old BRCA negative female with a history of a stage IIIC high-grade serous carcinoma. She previously underwent cytoreductive surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy in 2018 and present

SUBMITTER: St Laurent JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142552 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature