Para-aortic plus pelvic lymphadenectomy in locally advanced cervical cancer: A single institutional experience.

Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of transperitoneal laparoscopic para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy in the setting of surgical staging of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC), and to analyse the prognostic value and impact of this staging on the survival prognosis of this condition.

Study Design: Data from 67 patients with LACC who underwent transperitoneal laparoscopic para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy and who received chemo-radiation therapy were retrospectively analysed.

Results: Metastatic lymph nodes (LN) were identified in 32 patients (47.