Uterine transposition for gynecological cancers.

OBJECTIVE: Uterine transposition has emerged as an alternative for fertility preservation in women with pelvic malignancies that require radiotherapy. The goal of this study was to evaluate the short-term outcomes of patients undergoing uterine transposition after trachelectomy for cervical cancer or before chemoradiation for vaginal cancer. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated patients with early stage cervical cancer after radical trachelectomy or with vaginal cancer with indication for pelvic radiation who had uterine transposition performed as fertility sparing strategy. RESULTS: Four patients with cervical cancer and one patient with vaginal cancer were included. Median age was 32 years (range 28-38). All patients had squamous cell carcinomas. All patients with cervical cancer had radical trachelectomies with sentinel lymph node dissection (SLN). Two of these patients also had pelvic lymphadenectomies. Indications for adjuvant radiotherapy was due to Sedlis criteria in two patients and to lymph node metastasis in the other two patients. The patient with stage IIB vaginal cancer was recommended primary chemoradiation. All patients underwent uterine transposition before radiotherapy. The median uterine transposition surgical time was 90 min (range 80-205) and no early complications (30 days) occurred. Average time from uterine transposition to start of radiotherapy was 16 days (10-28). After radiation, the uterus along with the ovaries and tubes were repositioned and the residual cervix sutured to the vagina. One patient declined uterine reimplantation after radiation and underwent a hysterectomy. After a median follow-up of 25 months (range 1-30), all patients were without evidence of disease. All patients with preserved uterus have normal menses after treatment. One patient has attempted to conceive with IVF techniques without success. CONCLUSIONS: Uterine transposition may be an option in selected patients with cervical and vaginal cancers who want to preserve fertility. However, further studies that address its oncological safety and obstetrical outcomes are encouraged.

Single-site laparoscopy in gynecology: preliminary study of a series of 50 cases / Laparoscopia por portal único em ginecologia: estudo preliminar de uma série de 50 casos

Objective: to describe the initial experience of a gynecology team, at a tertiary care center, when performing single-port laparoscopic surgery. Methods: this is a retrospective study reviewing the medical records of 50 patients treated at the outpatient gynecology clinic of our institution between June 2012 and July 2013 who underwent single-port laparoscopic surgery. This study was approved by the institution’s Ethics in Research Committee. Results: the mean age of patients is 37.8 years, ranging from 18 to 70 years, and the most frequent surgical indications were adnexal mass (72%) and chronic pelvic pain (24%). The mean operative time was 94.4 minutes with a mean hospital stay of 25.8 hours. There were no perioperative complications. We recorded two conversions to laparotomy due to technical difficulties during the procedure. All cases of conversion had pelvic adhesions. All operative complications were successfully treated and none were considered severe. Conclusion: this is one of the largest case series in the literature regarding surgical treatment by single-port laparoscopy in gynecology and presents evidence on reduction of surgical morbidity and satisfactory cosmetic results. We conclude that single-port laparoscopy is a viable minimally invasive technique, and that it contributes to the construction of a new scenario in modern gynecological surgery. .

Objetivo: descrever a experiência inicial da equipe de ginecologia, em um centro de referência, na realização de cirurgia laparoscópica por portal único. Métodos: trata-se de estudo retrospectivo, com a revisão dos prontuários de 50 pacientes atendidas no ambulatório de ginecologia do Hospital da Baleia – Fundação Benjamin Guimarães, entre junho de 2012 e julho de 2013, e que foram submetidas a tratamento cirúrgico laparoscópico por portal único. Este trabalho foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da instituição. Resultados: a idade média das pacientes incluídas no estudo é de 37,8 anos, variando entre 18 e 70 anos, e as indicações cirúrgicas mais frequentes foram massa anexial (72%) e dor pélvica crônica (24%). O tempo médio cirúrgico foi de 94,4 minutos, com tempo de internação médio de 25,8 horas. Em nenhum caso ocorreu qualquer tipo de complicação perioperatória. Registraram-se duas conversões para laparotomia por dificuldade técnica durante o procedimento. Todos os casos de conversão apresentavam aderências pélvicas. Todas as complicações operatórias foram tratadas com sucesso e nenhuma delas foi considerada grave. Conclusão: esta é uma das maiores séries de casos da literatura em relação ao tratamento cirúrgico por laparoscopia de portal único em ginecologia e apresenta resultados que sugerem a redução da morbidade cirúrgica e resultados estéticos satisfatórios. Concluímos que a laparoscopia por portal único é uma técnica minimamente invasiva viável e que traz importante contribuição à construção de um novo cenário na cirurgia ginecológica moderna. .

Laparoscopia por portal único em Ginecologia: perspectivas / Single port laparoscopy in Gynecology: perspectives

Os avanços recentes no instrumental de cirurgia laparoscópica tornaram possível realizar uma cirurgia intra-abdominal ou pélvica através de uma incisão que pode ser escondida na cicatriz umbilical. A laparoscopia por portal único (LPU) representa uma novidade tecnológica no campo de cirurgia minimamente invasiva. Suas aplicações nas diversas aréas cirúrgicas são descritas com sucesso, com relatos de ótimos resultados peri e pós-operatórios. Quando comparada a laparoscopia convencional, a LPU mostrou taxas semelhantes de conversão para laparotomia, complicações pós-operatórias e resultado estético final. As evidências ainda não são suficientes para apontar vantagens da LPU sobre a técnica de múltiplos portais. O objetivo desse texto é revisar a literatura médica, procurando evidências concretas sobre aplicabilidade, vantagens e perspectivas da técnica laparoscópica por portal único em ginecologia.(AU)

Single port laparoscopy (SPL) is a technological novelty in the field of minimally invasive surgery. Its applications in various surgical areas are described with success, with reports of great peri and post-operative results. When compared to conventional laparoscopy, SPL showed similar rates of conversion to laparotomy, post-operative complications and final esthetic results. The cumulative evidences are not yet sufficient to point out advantages of SPL over multiple portals technique. The objective of this text is to raise, in the medical literature, concrete evidence about applicability, advantages and perspectives of single port laparoscopic in Gynecology.(AU)

Single-site laparoscopy in gynecology: preliminary study of a series of 50 cases.

OBJECTIVE: to describe the initial experience of a gynecology team, at a tertiary care center, when performing single-port laparoscopic surgery. METHODS: this is a retrospective study reviewing the medical records of 50 patients treated at the outpatient gynecology clinic of our institution between June 2012 and July 2013 who underwent single-port laparoscopic surgery. This study was approved by the institution's Ethics in Research Committee. RESULTS: the mean age of patients is 37.8 years, ranging from 18 to 70 years, and the most frequent surgical indications were adnexal mass (72%) and chronic pelvic pain (24%). The mean operative time was 94.4 minutes with a mean hospital stay of 25.8 hours. There were no perioperative complications. We recorded two conversions to laparotomy due to technical difficulties during the procedure. All cases of conversion had pelvic adhesions. All operative complications were successfully treated and none were considered severe. CONCLUSION: this is one of the largest case series in the literature regarding surgical treatment by single-port laparoscopy in gynecology and presents evidence on reduction of surgical morbidity and satisfactory cosmetic results. We conclude that single-port laparoscopy is a viable minimally invasive technique, and that it contributes to the construction of a new scenario in modern gynecological surgery.