The impact of surgical learning curve on survival - reopening the door for minimally invasive surgery in the management of cervical cancer?

The impact of surgical learning curve on survival - reopening the door for minimally invasive surgery in the management of cervical cancer? BJOG. 2020 Sep 07;: Authors: Falconer H Abstract Minimally invasive surgery has been widely adopted in gynaecologic oncology with a significant surge the past decade associated with the introduction of robot-assisted surgery. Up until 2018, virtually all testimonials of minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer indicated equal oncologic outcomes compared to laparotomy. The unexpected results from the only randomised controlled trial (Ramirez PT et al, N Engl J Med, 2018;379:1895-1904) seriously challenge the use of minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer. PMID: 32894813 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: BJOG Source Type: research