Conversion from Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches to Open Surgery Among Patients with Endometrial Cancer in the SGO Clinical Outcomes Registry

• Published in: Annals of surgical oncology Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 3458 - 3464
• Main Authors: Yousif, Abdelrahman, Ngo, Julie, Abdel-Gadir, Deena, Rocconi, Rodney P., Timmins, Patrick, Lachance, Jason, Straughn, J. Michael, Dewdney, Summer, Lachance, Jenny, Mize, Benjamin, Chefetz, IIana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.05.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Body mass index; Body weight; Carcinoma; Clinical outcomes; Conversion to Open Surgery - statistics & numerical data; Decision making; Demography; Endometrial cancer; Endometrial Neoplasms - pathology; Endometrial Neoplasms - surgery; Endometrium; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gynecologic Oncology; Gynecology; Histology; Humans; Hysterectomy; Invasiveness; Laparoscopy; Laparoscopy - methods; Malignancy; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Minimally invasive surgery; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods; Obesity; Obstetrics; Oncology; Patients; Prognosis; Registries - statistics & numerical data; Statistical analysis; Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Surgical site infections; Tumors; Underweight; Uterine cancer; Uterus; Minimally invasive surgery; Prior abdominal surgery; Endometrial cancer; Anemia; Uterine size; Chemoresistance; Hysterectomy; Conversion; Blood transfusion; Open surgery; Risk factors

Background Endometrial cancer (EC) ranks as the most common gynecologic malignancy in the USA. While minimally invasive surgical (MIS) techniques have revolutionized EC management, conversion to laparotomy remains a concern due to the loss of laparoscopic benefits such as fewer surgical site infecti...