Should indications for laterally extended endopelvic resection (LEER) exclude patients with sciatica?

摘要

Previously, indications for laterally extended endopelvic resection (LEER) have excluded patients with sciatica because R0 resection has not been deemed possible [ ]. Because laparoscopy optimizes visualization and thus provides for meticulous dissection, we hypothesized that R0 resection can be achieved by means of laparoscopic LEER in patients with sciatica. This video article aimed to clarify the technical feasibility of laparoscopic LEER performed for laterally recurrent previously irradiated cervical cancer with concomitant sciatica.