Cervical cancer treatment: Minimally invasive radical hysterectomy vs. abdominal hysterectomy
Abdominal radical hysterectomies (also called “open” hysterectomies) typically are thought of as more difficult for patients to recover from than a minimally invasive radical hysterectomy. But new research shows they’re safer for early-stage cervical cancer patients.
MD Anderson gynecologic oncologists led two studies looking at the two techniques:
abdominal radical hysterectomy: the more traditional method of surgery in which...