Evaluation of surgical resection in advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer: laparoscopic assessment. A European Network of Gynaecological Oncology Trial (ENGOT) group survey.
Stefano GreggiFrancesca FalconeCono ScaffaAndreas du BoisEleftherios Pierre Pierre SamartzisEric Pujade-LauraineDavid CibulaRadoslaw MądryJacob KorachKemal GungordukIain A McNeishVanna ZanagnoloChristian MarthAnne M van AltenaGerasimos AravantinosJalid SehouliIgnace VergoteAntonio Gonzalez MartinPublished in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2020)
This study found that laparoscopy was routinely performed to assess feasibility of cytoreduction in only 25.4% of centers in Europe. However, it was commonly used to select patients and in a minority of centers it was never used . When laparoscopy was adopted, the treatment strategy was based on laparoscopic scores only in a minority of centers.