The twenty-first century role of Piver-Rutledge type III radical hysterectomy and FIGO stage IA, IB1, and IB2 cervical cancer in the era of robotic surgery: a personal perspective

Type III radical hysterectomy reported in 1974 by Piver, Rutledge, and Smith is considered worldwide by many as the standard surgical therapy for invasive cervical carcinoma stage IB and IIA. With the increasing number of robotic surgeries being performed for early stage cervical cancer worldwide, t...

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Published inJournal of gynecologic oncology Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 219 - 224
Main Authors Piver, M Steven, Ghomi, Ali
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology and Colposcopy 30.12.2010
대한부인종양학회
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Review
산부인과학
Cervix cancer
Robotic surgey
Type III radical hysterectomy
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Summary:Type III radical hysterectomy reported in 1974 by Piver, Rutledge, and Smith is considered worldwide by many as the standard surgical therapy for invasive cervical carcinoma stage IB and IIA. With the increasing number of robotic surgeries being performed for early stage cervical cancer worldwide, the purpose of the paper is to present our personal perspective of the 21st century role of Piver-Rutledge type III radical hysterectomy for stage IB cervical cancer in the era of robotic surgery using the da Vinci robot.
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ISSN:2005-0380
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DOI:10.3802/jgo.2010.21.4.219