Publications by authors named "Soteris Sommer"
Surgical treatment of endometrioid endometrial carcinoma - laparotomy versus laparoscopy.
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- Recent studies questioned the safety of laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer, prompting this research to compare laparoscopic and laparotomy methods in terms of cancer outcomes and surgical effectiveness.
- A retrospective analysis of 151 patients showed that laparoscopy had significantly lower blood loss, shorter hospital stays, and fewer complications compared to laparotomy, while recurrence-free and overall survival rates were similar between the two groups.
- The conclusion suggests that although oncological outcomes were comparable, laparoscopy offered better surgical results, highlighting the need for clinical trials to further investigate its efficacy for endometrial cancer treatment.
Objective: Rising caesarean delivery (CD) rates throughout the world are accompanied with high rates of severe maternal complications. The aim of the present study was to analyze the outcome of trial of labor after caesarean section (TOLAC) in a Western population and identify factors associated with the success of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC).
Material And Methods: A retrospective study was performed at two large obstetric departments in Germany from 2008 to 2018.
Article Synopsis
- * It reveals that while morcellation doesn't significantly affect overall survival rates compared to non-morcellation, certain preoperative characteristics like tumor size and vascularization can indicate a higher risk of sarcoma.
- * The findings suggest that morcellation may increase the risk of recurrence for abdominal and pelvic tumors, emphasizing the need for better preoperative assessment to differentiate between sarcoma and other conditions like uterine myoma.
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to compare surgical outcomes of total laparoscopic hysterectomy with those of the robotic approach using the da Vinci Xi system.
Methods: Patients who underwent hysterectomy with da Vinci Xi for early endometrial cancer or benign indications from 2018 to 2019 were selected. The control group consisted of patients who underwent conventional laparoscopy.