Ziyad M Alyami¹*, Wesam Abdulwasea Saeed AlMekhlafi², Ekhlas Othman Abdelaziz Taha², Amani Mohammed Awaji³, Muneerah A Aljumah⁴, Abdulrahman Othman S Alojan³, Nouf Alrushaid⁵, Ola Wahbi⁶, Amjad Saad Ali Hemaid⁷, Noura Salman Alghamdi⁸, Anfal Mohammed Abdullah Aldulhum⁶, Dalal Mohammed Aldossari⁹ and Saad Khaleel Alonze³

¹Consultant, Gynecologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Health Cluster, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
²Obstetrics and Gynecology Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Health Cluster, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
³Saudi Board Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Maternity Hospital, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁴Saudi Board Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Maternity Hospital, Second Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁵Saudi Board Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, National Guard Health Affairs, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
⁶Saudi Board Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Sulaiman Alhabib Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁷Saudi Board Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Alyammamh Hospital, Second Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁸Saudi Board Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁹Medical Student, College of Medicine, Almareefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author: Ziyad M Alyami, Consultant, Gynecologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Health Cluster, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Received: April 04, 2025; Published: April 23, 2025

Abstract

Assessing laparoscopic hysterectomy and complications following laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomy in patients with endometrial cancer was the aim of this systematic review. This study was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA standards. Studies that employed either LH or AH as the intervention of interest, with or without lymphadenectomy, and that involved at least 20 women with endometrial cancer in the patient population of interest were considered.
After receiving detailed input from the research team, we searched MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and EMBASE between 2014 and 2024. All citations were independently reviewed by two reviewers to determine their eligibility. Studies employing lymphadenectomy and comparable 5-year survival and disease recurrence rates across the LH and AH groups support the widespread use of LH as the primary treatment for early-stage, low-grade endometrial cancer. Additionally, laparoscopy may be just as safe for obese women with endometrial cancer as it is for non-obese women. When multi-morbid, obese, or very obese patients with early-stage EC or endometrial hyperplasia with atypia have a hysterectomy, the surgical outcome is often unfavorable.

Keywords: Laparoscopic Hysterectomy; Abdominal Hysterectomy; Surgical Procedures; Endometrial Cancer

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Citation

Citation: Ziyad M Alyami., et al. “Women Experience of Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometrial Cancer; Systematic Review". Acta Scientific Women's Health 7.5 (2025): 23-27.

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