Learning Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy
Are We Facing an Emerging Situation
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Despite wide screening campaigns and early detection, cervical cancer remains the fourth most common cancer among women. Radical hysterectomy, whether by open, laparoscopic or by robotic-assisted techniques, is the mainstay treatment. However, for adequate surgical results and good oncological prognosis, a gynecological surgeon should be trained to perform those procedures. The learning curve of radical hysterectomy, especially by laparoscopy, is influenced by several factors. The LACC trial, the decrease in cervical cancer incidence and radical hysterectomy procedures have widely reduced the learning curve for surgeons. This article mainly discusses the learning curve of laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for cervical cancers, and how several factors are influencing it negatively, with the need to have medical authorities reset specific surgical training programs and allocate them to special oncological centers
Cancer · Cervical cancer · General surgery · Hysterectomy · Incidence (geometry · Laparoscopic hysterectomy · Laparoscopy · Learning curve · Radical Hysterectomy · Cancer Risks and Factors · Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments · Endometriosis Research and Treatment · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Surgery
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |