Laparoscopic Approach in Surgical Staging of Endometrial Cancer.

Objective:  To compare laparoscopy with laparotomy for surgical staging of endometrial cancer.

Methods:  A cohort of women with preoperative diagnosis of endometrial cancer who underwent surgical staging was retrospectively evaluated. The main study end points were: morbidity and mortality, hospital length of stay, perioperative adverse events and recurrence rate.