TITLE:
Successful robot-assisted surgery for treating endometrial cancer affecting bicornuate-bicollis or didelphic uterus
AUTHORS:
Annamaria Maglione, Sergio Montanaro, Francesco Petruzzelli
KEYWORDS:
Uterine Malformations; Endometrial Cancer; Robot-Assisted-Surgery
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.3 No.5A,
July
8,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Uterine anomalies are mainly associated with improper development of Mullerian ducts. To our knowledge, reports describing the use of a da Vinci Robot System for treating an endometrial cancer in a woman with an abnormal uterus are lacking. Here, we reported the description of two extremely obese women, affected by endometrial cancer and presenting bicornuate-bicollis and didelphic uterus have been treated by Robot System-assisted surgery. No operative and postoperative complications were recorded. Both women are disease-free to follow-up. A robot-assisted surgery could represent an effective treatment option for complex hysterectomies and in complicated patients, as those showing an extreme obesity.