Robotic-assisted gynecologic/oncologic surgery: experience of early cases in a Saudi Arabian tertiary care facility.

We report early experience of a case-mix series of robotic-assisted (RA) gynecologic/oncologic surgery in an Arabian population from a tertiary care facility, and discuss the emergence/growth of robotic surgery in the Arab world (Middle East). From December 2005 to December 2010, 60 consecutive patients [benign with complex pathology (BN, n = 34) and 26 cases with various malignancies; i.e.

Prognostic factors and treatment modalities in uterine sarcoma.

The aim of this study was to identify the impact of various prognostic factors in the management of uterine sarcoma. Fifty-nine patients with uterine sarcoma were treated at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center between 1980 and 1997. Forty-three patients (73%) were treated by total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, 7 (12%) total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with sampling of pelvic lymph nodes, and 9 (15%) had biopsy only.

Positron emission tomography for the evaluation of metastases in patients with carcinoma of the cervix: a retrospective review.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) scanning for the evaluation of metastases (nodal and distant) in patients with carcinoma of the cervix.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 13 patients with carcinoma of the cervix who had a 18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET scan as part of their workup (10 during initial workup, 3 at time of relapse). Ten patients also underwent a fine needle aspiration (FNA) under imaging guidance for verification.