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Robotically-assisted laparoscopic radical parametrectomy and radical vaginectomy
J P Geisler1, C Orr, K J Manahan
1Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toledo, OH 43614, USA. john.geisler@utoledo.edu
Background:
Radical parametrectomy is a technically challenging operation used for women found to have occult cervix cancer after a hysterectomy for benign reasons. A similar operation, radical vaginectomy, is rarely performed because of the its technical difficulty in getting adequate margins without an attached uterus.
Case Reports:
A 41-year-old woman was found to have a presumed surgical Stage IB1 squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix at time of surgery for uterine prolapse. The patient was offered multiple options of surgery and chemoradiation. A second case, a 55-year-old woman, was found to have 1 cm vaginal cancer nine years after a total vaginal hysterectomy for carcinoma in situ of the cervix. She was also offered chemoradiation versus surgery. For the robotically-assisted laparoscopic radical parametrectomy operating time was 186 minutes with an estimated blood loss of 250 ml. For the robotically-assisted laparoscopic radical vaginectomy operating time was 154 minutes with an estimated blood loss of 150 ml. Neither patient had a hospitalization over 24 hours. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications.
Conclusions:
Robotically-assisted laparoscopic radical paremetrectomy and vaginectomy are both technically feasible procedures.
