What Is the Role of Laparascopic Surgery in Ovarian Cancer?

摘要

The role of laparoscopy in ovarian cancer surgery may be divided into the following categories:1- laparoscopic staging of apparent early ovarian cancer2- laparoscopic assessment of disease extent and potential for resecta-bility3- hand-assisted laparoscopy for resection of selected cases of advanced ovarian cancer4- laparoscopic reassessment, or second-look operation, or rule out recurrence.