Robotic Vaginal Cuff Closure During Radical Hysterectomy for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: The Bruges Method
Thaïs Lesseliers,
Philippe Van Trappen
Abstract:The only randomized trial (LACC trial, Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer), published in 2018, comparing the oncologic outcomes of minimally invasive and open surgery in early-stage cervical cancer, has shown inferior disease-free and overall survival for minimally invasive surgery. Subsequent large retrospective cohort studies of centers with long-standing experience in minimally invasive surgery and large nationwide cohort studies have shown that both the laparoscopic and robotic approaches have simila… Show more
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