Robotic surgery for staging of serous papillary and clear cell carcinoma of the endometrium.

Background: The feasibility of robotic staging for high-risk endometrial cancer is unclear.

Methods: Retrospective review of papillary serous and clear cell endometrial cancer open staging (OS) and robotic staging (RS) cases (2009-2011) by two gynaecological oncologists.

Results: There were 15 OS and 17 RS cases (no conversions).

Perioperative and clinical outcomes in the management of epithelial ovarian cancer using a robotic or abdominal approach.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of robotic-assisted management of epithelial ovarian cancer.

Methods: Retrospective review of robotic-assisted or abdominal ovarian cancer cases presenting with pelvic mass, initial staging, or debulking after neoadjuvant chemotherapy performed by a single surgeon (2008-2012). Patient characteristics and outcomes were compared using chi-squared or Student's t-tests.