Open AccessIntrauterine Manipulator Use During Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy and Risk of Lymphovascular Space Invasion in Endometrial Cancer
Author(s) -
Hiroko Machida,
Marianne S. Hom,
Charles Adams,
Sarah Eckhardt,
Jocelyn GarciaSayre,
Mikio Mikami,
Koji Matsuo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of gynecological cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.901
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1525-1438
pISSN - 1048-891X
DOI - 10.1097/igc.0000000000001181
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrial cancer , hysterectomy , propensity score matching , laparoscopic hysterectomy , gynecology , cancer , surgery
This study aimed to examine an association between intrauterine manipulator (IUM) use and frequency of lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) in women with endometrial cancer undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy.