Impact of Peritoneal Closure and Retroperitoneal Drainage on Patients Who Underwent Laparotomic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection

Impact of Peritoneal Closure and Retroperitoneal Drainage on Patients Who Underwent Laparotomic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Early Gynecological Cancer

To elucidate whether peritoneal closure and retroperitoneal drainage can benefit clinical outcome of early gynecologic cancer patients who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.

To elucidate whether peritoneal closure and retroperitoneal drainage can benefit clinical outcome of early gynecologic cancer patients who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection by reviewing the medical records of patients who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for stage I or II gynecological cancer in Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, January 2011~December 2017.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stage I or stage II gynecologic cancer (including cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, and fallopian tube cancer)
• Underwent laparotomic gynecologic oncologic surgery, including retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• nil