Feasibility and perioperative outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery in the management of recurrent ovarian cancer: a multi-institutional study.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2014
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Minimally invasive surgery for recurrent ovarian cancer is generally not performed. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and surgical outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery in the management of recurrent ovarian cancer.
METHODS: Eligible patients included those with confirmed recurrent ovarian cancer amenable to surgical resection and in which a complete resection was thought to be feasible with the use of the robotic platform. Patients with evidence of carcinomatosis were not considered for a robotic approach. Clinical and pathologic data were abstracted from the medical records. Appropriate statistical tests were performed using SPSS statistical software program (SPSS 20.0 Inc., Chicago, IL).
RESULTS: A total of 48 patients were identified. Thirty-six (75%) patients had a recurrent mass or masses isolated to one anatomic region (pelvis or abdomen). Conversion to laparotomy was necessary in 4 (8.3%) cases. In cases not requiring conversion to laparotomy, the median operative time, EBL, and length of stay were 179.5 min, 50 cc, and 1 day, respectively. An optimal debulking was achieved in 36 (82%) cases. Complications occurred in 6 (13.6%) cases. The median operative time, EBL, length of stay, and complications were all statistically significantly lower in the cases not converted to laparotomy compared to those that were (p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that select patients with recurrent ovarian cancer in the absence of carcinomatosis may be candidates for secondary surgical cytoreduction via a robotic approach. Surgical and postoperative outcomes appear to be favorable compared to reports of laparotomy in recurrent ovarian cancer.
Volume
134
Issue
2
First Page
253
Last Page
256
ISSN
1095-6859
Published In/Presented At
Escobar, P. F., Levinson, K. L., Magrina, J., Martino, M. A., Barakat, R. R., Fader, A. N., & Leitao, M. M., Jr. (2014). Feasibility and perioperative outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery in the management of recurrent ovarian cancer: a multi-institutional study. Gynecologic Oncology, 134(2), 253–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.05.007
Disciplines
Diseases | Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Oncology | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Statistics and Probability | Surgery
PubMedID
24844594
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty
Document Type
Article