abstract
BACKGROUND:
While
well-accepted treatment for endometrial and cervical cancers, the role
of robotic surgery in the management of
primary and recurrent ovarian
cancers remains an area of active study and debate.
METHODS:
Narrative review of the pertinent literature on the use of robotics in the treatment of ovarian cancers.
RESULTS:
The
available evidence may indicate the feasibility of robotics for primary
and secondary debulking of ovarian cancers. The use of robotics can be
considered for the surgical treatment of patients requiring primary
tumour excision, alone or with one additional major procedure, and
patients with isolated recurrences.
However, most of the publications
are underpowered, retrospective, fail to provide sufficient data on
long-term oncological outcomes and are published by highly skilled
minimally invasive surgeons.
CONCLUSIONS:
Robot-assisted surgery may provide a tool to individualize the surgical approach to select ovarian cancer patients.
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