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VIRTUAL COURSE - GEMELLI SURGICAL WORKSHOP ON VAGINAL RADICAL SURGERY IN THE POST-LACC ERA

  • 14 Jan 2022
Numero crediti assegnati0
Categorie professionali Medico Chirurgo (), Altro, Specializzando
Presidente del congressoCourse directors - Prof. Denis QUERLEU, Prof. Giovanni SCAMBIA
Segreteria organizzativaMolipharma s.r.l.
Familiarize the participants with vaginal surgery techniques in the context of the LACC study. Until recently, laparoscopic techniques benefited from ever increasing popularity across the gynecologic oncology community. Immediate quality of life benefits and shortening of hospital stay have been complemented by reassurance on the oncologic outcomes based on the results of randomized controlled studies in endometrial cancer and retrospective studies in cervical cancer. In parallel, the lack of training centers in radical vaginal surgery has made this other minimal invasive approach confidential. In 2018, the randomized LACC study found a worse prognosis in patients operated laparoscopically compared to laparotomy and led to a dramatic change in medical practice in favor of traditional open surgery. However, there are hopes that reintroducing vaginal surgery as a component of a minimal invasive approach might overcome the drawbacks of the laparoscopic approach. 

This virtual course is designed to familiarize the gynecologic oncologists with the specific anatomy and technique of the forgotten radical vaginal approach.