CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2022; 82(12): 1368-1377
DOI: 10.1055/a-1787-9144
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Laparoscopic Surgery for Ovarian Neoplasms – What is Possible, What is Useful?

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Annika Droste
1   Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN611615)
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Katharina Anic
1   Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN611615)
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Annette Hasenburg
1   Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany (Ringgold ID: RIN611615)
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Abstract

The use of minimally invasive surgical techniques is becoming increasingly important in gynecologic oncology due to technical advances and the increasing level of surgical expertise. In addition to laparoscopic approaches for the treatment of benign neoplasms, minimally invasive surgical methods have also become established in some areas for treating gynecologic malignancies. For tumor entities such as endometrial and cervical carcinoma, there are conclusive studies emphasizing the role of laparoscopy in surgical therapy. By contrast, due to a lack of prospective data with survival analyses, no clear conclusions can be drawn on the significance of laparoscopy in the surgical treatment of ovarian carcinoma. However, some smaller, mostly retrospective case–control studies and cohort studies open the way for a discussion, positing the possibility that laparoscopic surgical procedures, particularly for early ovarian carcinoma, are technically feasible and of a quality equivalent to that of conventional longitudinal laparotomy, and may also be associated with lower perioperative morbidity.

In this article we discuss the most important aspects of using minimally invasive surgical techniques for ovarian carcinoma based on the current literature. In particular we look at the relevance of laparoscopy as a primary approach for surgical staging of early ovarian carcinoma, and we evaluate the role of diagnostic laparoscopy in assessing the operability of advanced ovarian carcinoma.



Publication History

Received: 27 June 2022

Accepted after revision: 21 October 2022

Article published online:
01 December 2022

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