Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Ola A Harb, affiliated with Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt He have 82 publications on online global platform. His specialization and research interest includes Cancer, Cell Biology, Tumours, Diagnosis, Metastasis, Tumour Biology.
Review Article
Laparoscopic Versus Conventional Open Method for the Surgical Staging of Endometrial Carcinoma: A Comparative Study
Author(s): Mohamed SH Ramadan, Eman A Eltokhy, Ahmed Mohamed Yehia, Ramadan Mahmoud and Ola A Harb*
Introduction: Before the advancement and improvement of techniques of using laparoscopy in total hysterectomy,
it was considered as a procedure that carried a high risk of injury to the ureters but now with improvement of the
experience, training and novel equipment, there is increase in the use of such procedure with lower incidence of
ureteric injury. Recently, in surgical staging of endometrial carcinoma (EC); the laparoscopy role has been considered
more beneficial. Many previous reports proved fewer complications, lower morbidity, shorter duration of postoperative
hospitalization, and rabid recovery. But, the therapeutic benefits and drawbacks of using laparoscopy are
not confirmed yet.
Aim: The aim of current study was to assess the benefits and drawbacks of using laparoscopy in surgical staging of
EC and comparing them .. View More»