Minimally invasive versus open pelvic exenteration in gynecological malignancies: a propensity-matched survival analysis.

In this retrospective study no survival difference was evident when minimally invasive pelvic exenteration was compared with open pelvic exenteration in patients with gynecological cancer. There was no difference in peri-operative complications, but a higher intra-operative transfusion rate was seen in the open group.