Laterally extended endopelvic resection for gynecological malignancies, a comparison between laparoscopic and laparotomic approach.

Introduction: The historical approach to LEER is laparotomic, but recently laparoscopy has been proposed. The objective of this study was to compare surgical and oncological outcomes between the two approaches and to assess the overall quality of life (QoL).

Materials And Methods: Women submitted to LEER between October 2012 and March 2020 were retrospectively recruited.