Christhardt Kohler, Andrea Plaikner, Kathrin Siegler, Hermann Hertel, Kati Hasenbein, Anja Petzel, Melanie Schubert, Jens-Uwe Blohmer, Gerd Böhmer, Claudia Stolte, Simone Marnitz, Nina Mallmann-Gottschalk, Peter Oppelt, Giovanni Favero, Silke Westphalen, Ingke Hagemann, Peter Martus, Achim Schneider
OBJECTIVE: Radical vaginal trachelectomy is a fertility-preserving treatment for patients with early cervical cancer. Despite encouraging oncologic and fertility outcomes, large studies on radical vaginal trachelectomy are lacking. METHOD: Demographic, histological, fertility, and follow-up data of consecutive patients who underwent radical vaginal trachelectomy between March 1995 and August 2021 were prospectively recorded and retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 471 patients of median age 33 years (range 21-44) were included...
April 10, 2024: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer