Total Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy and Low Paraaortic Lymphadenectomy for Cervical Cancer
(Including the first Total Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy with Para-aortic and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy performed in Greece in 2004).
TECHNIQUES & PROCEDURES
Hysteroscopy
Hysteroscopy (from the Greek word “ύστερον”= uterus and endoscopy) is the detailed examination of the uterus (or endometrial cavity).
Total Hysterectomy
This is an operation to remove the entire uterus, as well as the fallopian tubes & ovaries, and its quite common, in case of endometrial (uturine) cancer.
Radical Hysterectomy
The first total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, with complete lymph node dissection, was performed in Greece in 2004 by Dr. G. Hilaris and his team.