TY - JOUR T1 - Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy and Lymph Node Dissection Learning Experience at Campus Virchow – Charité JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 3449 LP - 3453 VL - 33 IS - 8 AU - MUSTAFA ZELAL MUALLEM AU - AARNE FELDHEISER AU - JALID SEHOULI Y1 - 2013/08/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/8/3449.abstract N2 - Aim: The purpose of this study was to establish and analyze the laparoscopic technique of radical hysterectomy and para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy and to retrospectively evaluate its feasibility and morbidity. Patients and Methods: During a one-year period 12 patients underwent laparoscopic radical surgical procedures for cervical or endometrial cancer. All our patients underwent radical pelvic lymphadenectomy, whereas we performed radical para-aortic lymphadenectomy-alone in five patients and radical type-C hysterectomy in eight patients. Results: The mean operating time for para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy was 120 and 152 minutes respectively, and 153.75 minutes for type C hysterectomy. A mean of 41.6 pelvic lymph nodes and 21.2 para-aortic lymph nodes were removed. The mean extensions of parametrium in laparoscopic radical hysterectomy type C were 45×30 mm. Conclusion: Following a short learning curve, laparoscopic para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy is a safe and effective technique for staging cervical, and endometrial cancer ER -