<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Objective:</bold> To review the recent trends in methodology for the most frequent oncological surgeries. More specifically, this paper will compare the minimally invasive methods to the conventional open method. It aims to find out whether minimally invasive surgeries are feasible treatments for certain types of cancers.<bold>Methods:</bold> A review of retrospective studies searched in PubMed, Cochrane Library etc. was used to identify the studies published on this topic within a period of 6 years. Oncologic outcomes, postoperative complications/outcomes, and intraoperative outcomes were the main variables in the comparison to the surgical methods under review.<bold>Conclusion:</bold> Despite the recent controversy with minimally invasive surgery being contraindicated for cervical cancer, it is still an acceptable method for other types of common cancers. However, there are limitations to the approach, and the surgeon should make a prudent selection between minimally invasive and open surgery depending on the type of tumor and patient characteristics. Further studies, especially with randomized control trials, must be conducted.</abstract>

Objective: To review the recent trends in methodology for the most frequent oncological surgeries. More specifically, this paper will compare the minimally invasive methods to the conventional open method. It aims to find out whether minimally invasive surgeries are feasible treatments for certain types of cancers.Methods: A review of retrospective studies searched in PubMed, Cochrane Library etc. was used to identify the studies published on this topic within a period of 6 years. Oncologic outcomes, postoperative complications/outcomes, and intraoperative outcomes were the main variables in the comparison to the surgical methods under review.Conclusion: Despite the recent controversy with minimally invasive surgery being contraindicated for cervical cancer, it is still an acceptable method for other types of common cancers. However, there are limitations to the approach, and the surgeon should make a prudent selection between minimally invasive and open surgery depending on the type of tumor and patient characteristics. Further studies, especially with randomized control trials, must be conducted.

Trends in Oncology: an Updated Review of Minimally Invasive Surgery vs. Traditional Open Surgery

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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Objective: To review the recent trends in methodology for the most frequent oncological surgeries. More specifically, this paper will compare the minimally...

Trends in Oncology: an Updated Review of Minimally Invasive Surgery vs. Traditional Open Surgery

Publicado en línea: 30 dic 2020

Páginas: 129 - 136

Recibido: 02 oct 2020

Aceptado: 25 oct 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2020-0032

Palabras clave
surgery, minimally invasive, oncology, review

© 2020 Kyuwon Lee et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Trends in Oncology: an Updated Review of Minimally Invasive Surgery vs. Traditional Open Surgery

Publicado en línea: 30 dic 2020

Páginas: 129 - 136

Recibido: 02 oct 2020

Aceptado: 25 oct 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2020-0032

Palabras clavesurgery, minimally invasive, oncology, review

© 2020 Kyuwon Lee et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
surgery, minimally invasive, oncology, review