Maria C Budani, Stefania Fensore, Marco DI Marzio, Gian M Tiboni
{"title":"An updated meta-analysis comparing the efficacy and safety of biosimilar medicinal products to the original follitropin alfa.","authors":"Maria C Budani, Stefania Fensore, Marco DI Marzio, Gian M Tiboni","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.22.05175-2","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-606X.22.05175-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The aim of this study was to provide an updated meta-analysis assessing the therapeutic equivalence between follitropin alfa biosimilars and the reference medication in women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART).</p><p><strong>Evidence acquisition: </strong>The studies included in the analysis were pooled together in order to estimate the log odds ratio (OR) for binary outcomes and the mean difference (MD) for continuous outcomes along with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) by using a random effects model. The heterogeneity between the studies was evaluated with the Higgins and χ<sup>2</sup> tests.</p><p><strong>Evidence synthesis: </strong>No differences were found concerning the number of oocytes retrieved at ovum pick-up, the primary endpoint recommended by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) (MD -0.04 CI [-0.78, 0.71], P=0.92). A significantly higher clinical pregnancy rate (OR 0.70 CI [0.53, 0.93], P=0.01) was observed in the reference product group in comparison to the biosimilar follitropin alfa, whereas no statistically significant differences were found for biochemical pregnancy rate, take home baby rate, total follitropin alfa dose, duration of stimulation, and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The non-inferiority of biosimilar formulations in comparison to the reference product, with respect to number of oocytes retrieved at ovum pick-up, was shown.</p>","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"70-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10749241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giorgia Gaia, Maria C Sighinolfi, Stefano Terzoni, Margarita Afonina, Alessandro Morandi, Veronica Iannuzzi, Simone Assumma, Antonio La Marca, Arsenio Spinillo, Anna M Marconi
{"title":"Training for da Vinci robotic surgery: the Intuitive experience.","authors":"Giorgia Gaia, Maria C Sighinolfi, Stefano Terzoni, Margarita Afonina, Alessandro Morandi, Veronica Iannuzzi, Simone Assumma, Antonio La Marca, Arsenio Spinillo, Anna M Marconi","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05309-5","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05309-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"107-108"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41107152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Capodanno, Attilio Anastasi, Marialuisa Cinti, Francesca Bonesi, Andrea Gallinelli
{"title":"Current and future methods for embryo selection: on a quest for reliable strategies to reduce time to pregnancy.","authors":"Francesco Capodanno, Attilio Anastasi, Marialuisa Cinti, Francesca Bonesi, Andrea Gallinelli","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05257-0","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05257-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The aim of this study was to analyze the usefulness of the principal embryological strategies to reduce time to pregnancy.</p><p><strong>Evidence acquisition: </strong>A systematic search of publications in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus databases from inception to present including \"IVF,\" \"blastocyst,\" \"embryo colture,\" \"competent embryo,\" \"time to pregnancy,\" \"aneuploid,\" \"euploid,\" \"vitrification,\" \"preimplantation genetic,\" \"IVF strategies\" and \"embryo selection\" alone or in combinations has been done.</p><p><strong>Evidence synthesis: </strong>We have selected 230 articles and 9 of them have been included in this mini-review.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Several embryological strategies aimed to select the most competent embryo and reduce time to pregnancy have been proposed, even if few publications on this specific topic are available. preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A) represents the unique method able to assess the embryonic chromosomal status, but this does not mean that PGT-A is a reliable strategy to reduce time to pregnancy. There is no consensus on a specific method to reduce time to pregnancy, nevertheless this final goal could be probably reached through a harmonious combination of procedures. Thus, a reliable strategy to reduce time to pregnancy could be achieved when embryo culture, embryo cryopreservation and PGT-A are perfectly integrated and appropriately offered to selected patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"80-88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9432356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ermanno Greco, Pier F Greco, Ilaria Listorti, Carlo Ronsini, Francesco Cucinelli, Anil Biricik, Manuel Viotti, Noemi Meschino, Francesca Spinella
{"title":"The mosaic embryo: what it means for the doctor and the patient.","authors":"Ermanno Greco, Pier F Greco, Ilaria Listorti, Carlo Ronsini, Francesco Cucinelli, Anil Biricik, Manuel Viotti, Noemi Meschino, Francesca Spinella","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05281-8","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05281-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Mosaic embryos are embryos that on preimplantation genetic analysis are found to be composed of euploid and aneuploid cells. Although most of these embryos do not implant when transferred into the uterus following IVF treatment, some may implant and are capable of giving rise to babies.</p><p><strong>Evidence acquisition: </strong>There is currently an increasing number of reports of live births following the transfer of mosaic embryos. Compared to euploid, mosaic embryos have lower implantation rates and higher rates of miscarriage, and occasionally aneuploid component persists. However, their outcome is better than that obtained after the transfer of embryos consisting entirely of aneuploid cells. After implantation, the ability to develop into a full-term pregnancy is influenced by the amount and type of chromosomal mosaicism present in a mosaic embryo. Nowadays many experts in the reproductive field consider mosaic transfers as an option when no euploid embryos are available. Genetic counseling is an important part of educating patients about the likelihood of having a pregnancy with healthy baby but also on the risk that mosaicism could persist and result in liveborn with chromosomal abnormality. Each situation needs to be assessed on a case-by-case basis and counseled accordingly.</p><p><strong>Evidence synthesis: </strong>So far, the transfers of 2155 mosaic embryos have been documented and 440 live births resulting in healthy babies have been reported. In addition, in the literature to date, there are 6 cases in which embryonic mosaicism persisted.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In conclusion, the available data indicate that mosaic embryos have the potential to implant and develop into healthy babies, albeit with lower success rates than euploids. Further clinical outcomes should be collected to better establish a refined ranking of embryos to transfer.</p>","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"89-101"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9767082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matteo Mancarella, Diego Costa Torro, Giulia Moggio, Valentina E Bounous, Nicoletta Biglia
{"title":"Induction of labor with repeated prostaglandin administration after failure of dinoprostone vaginal insert: a retrospective study comparing dinoprostone and misoprostol.","authors":"Matteo Mancarella, Diego Costa Torro, Giulia Moggio, Valentina E Bounous, Nicoletta Biglia","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05414-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05414-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Induction of labor in women with unfavorable cervix can be started with cervical ripening by dinoprostone vaginal insert. In cases of unsuccessful response, management is unclear: a possible option is a repeated induction with prostaglandins. The aim of this study was to assess the results of a second induction by either dinoprostone or misoprostol, comparing those treatments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis was carried out on a cohort of 109 women with unsuccesful response to a first attempt of induction with dinoprostone vaginal insert, who required a second stimulation by either dinoprostone vaginal gel (56 patients) or oral misoprostol (53 patients). The outcomes assessed where the rates of active labor and vaginal delivery, and secondarily maternal and perinatal adverse events.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall 70.6% of patients reached active labor and 62.4% had a vaginal delivery; the efficacy of the double induction was similar for dinoprostone vaginal gel and oral misoprostol, with active labor in 69.6% and 71.7% (P=0.83), and vaginal delivery in 62.5% and 62.3% of patients (P=0.99) respectively. The incidence of adverse events was low, with no perinatal complications and similar rates of maternal complications, notably major post-partum hemorrhage in 1.8% and 3.8% of patients (P=0.61) for dinoprostone and misoprostol respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dinoprostone vaginal gel and oral misoprostol as a second cycle of induction appear to be both effective in achieving active labor and vaginal delivery after failure of dinoprostone vaginal insert, without a significant rate of adverse events.</p>","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139576205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of combined hormonal contraceptive for in-vitro fertilization cycle priming is not associated with decreased pregnancy rate in frozen embryo transfer cycles: a cohort study.","authors":"Kristy K Cho, Chen Jing, Niamh M Tallon","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05408-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05408-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The objectives of this study are to evaluate the cycle outcomes from IVF treatment preceded by oral contraceptive pills (OCP) priming compared to estradiol pretreatment and to determine if there is a role for OCP priming for those undergoing frozen embryo transfers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study took place at a university-affiliated fertility center in Canada. The study included in-vitro fertilization (IVF) antagonist cycles from Jan 2016 to Jun 2019. Those with protocol deviation or treatment cancellation were excluded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 2237 cycles by 1958 patients; 27% of cycles utilized OCP priming. The average age in the OCP group was 34 years old compared to 36.5 in the estradiol group (P<0.01). AMH was reported in 43% of patients and was 3.7ng/mL in the OCP group versus 2.2 ng/mL in the estradiol group (P<0.01). The number of oocytes (15.2 vs. 12.5) and number of blastocysts (4.6 vs. 3.3) were higher in the OCP group (P all <0.01). After adjusting for age and AMH with linear regression for the 978 cycles with recorded AMH (24% with OCP prime), a significantly higher number of oocytes (13.8 vs. 11.9, P=0.002) was still noted in the OCP group. There were 866 euploid embryo transfer cycles (28% with OCP prime). There were no significant differences in implantation (77% vs. 76%) or ongoing pregnancy rates (56% vs. 54%) between those who had a frozen embryo transfer after OCP primed compared to estradiol primed stimulation cycles (P all >0.6).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There were no differences in pregnancy outcomes from euploid frozen blastocyst transfers after OCP primed antagonist cycles compared to estradiol pretreatment. In fact, the use of OCP pretreatment was associated with increased oocyte yield, keeping in mind demographic differences with the OCP pretreatment group being younger with higher anti-Müllerian hormone and a higher prevalence of PCOS. Thus, OCP priming should still be considered in specific populations, such as those with oligo-ovulation or adequate ovarian reserve.</p>","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139425082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paola Scaruffi, Francesca Bovis, Claudia Massarotti, Elena Maccarini, Sara Stigliani, Caterina DE Leo, Irene Gazzo, Fausta Sozzi, Paola Anserini
{"title":"Collecting semen samples at home for fertility assessment: time for a new standard?","authors":"Paola Scaruffi, Francesca Bovis, Claudia Massarotti, Elena Maccarini, Sara Stigliani, Caterina DE Leo, Irene Gazzo, Fausta Sozzi, Paola Anserini","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05165-5","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05165-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In fertility clinics the standard approach to semen collection involves a private room close to the laboratory to avoid fluctuations in temperature and to control the time between collection and processing. There are still no firm conclusions whether collecting semen at home has any influence on sperm quality and reproductive competence. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the site of semen collection affects semen parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study performed at a tertiary level public fertility center included 8634 semen samples from 5880 men undergoing fertility assessment from 2015 to 2021. The impact of sample collection site was evaluated using a generalized linear mixed model. A subgroup analysis comparing clinic to home collection within the same patient was performed on 1260 samples from 428 men by paired t-test or Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Samples collected at home (N.=3240) had significantly higher semen volume, sperm concentration and total sperm count respect to samples collected at clinic (N.=5530) (median (range): 2.9 (0.0-13.9) mL versus 2.9 (0.0-11.5) mL, P=0.016; 24.0 (0.0-252.0) million/mL versus 18.0 (0.0-390.0), P<0.0001; 64.6 (0.0-946.0) million versus 49.3 (0.0-1045.0), P<0.0001, respectively). There was no difference in abstinence period and sperm motility. Paired comparisons of semen characteristics in 428 patients with home-collected (N.=583) and clinic-collected (N.=677) samples confirmed a no negative effect on volume and total sperm count.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our data provide evidence for a not disadvantage with collection at home.</p>","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"535-543"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9406833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The metabolomic profile of endometrial receptivity in recurrent miscarriage.","authors":"Laurentiu Craciunas, Justin Chu, Oonagh Pickering, Lamiya Mohiyiddeen, Arri Coomarasamy","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.22.05151-X","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-606X.22.05151-X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Endometrial receptivity has been the focus of continuous research for over eight decades; however, current clinical practice lacks an accurate test of endometrial receptivity to allow the prediction of successful pregnancy. We aimed to characterize the endometrial metabolomic profiles of women who suffered recurrent miscarriage using discovery metabolomics and to set the foundation for the development of an endometrial receptivity test.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a prospective multicenter cohort study led by the Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research in Birmingham. Endometrial biopsies were obtained during the window of implantation from 24 women aged 18-35 years, who were not pregnant and regularly menstruating, diagnosed with unexplained recurrent miscarriage. The metabolite composition and relative concentrations of samples were analyzed applying ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to investigate water-soluble and lipid metabolites.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Various metabolic perturbations are associated with observation of increased numbers of miscarriages. They relate to fatty acid metabolism including increased lipolysis and decreased medium chain fatty acid beta-oxidation, poorer mitochondrial health, and redox-active co-factors which are present at higher oxidative levels. Other metabolic perturbations are associated with observation of live birth following miscarriages. They relate to perturbed cholesterol-cholesterol sulphate metabolism, fatty acid metabolism including increased diacylglyceride lipolysis and decreased medium chain fatty acid beta-oxidation, and improved mitochondrial health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present endometrial metabolomics discovery studies have implicated a small number of metabolic pathways and biological functions which are biologically important in miscarriage mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"526-534"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9109772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Viviana Lira, Laura Beltrami, Francesca Cirimbelli, Laura Garbelli, Camilla Merlo, Elena A Prandelli, Massimiliano Sanfilippo, Nives E Peli
{"title":"Midwifery care for a COVID-19 cohort of women in Northern Italy: two years of pandemic.","authors":"Viviana Lira, Laura Beltrami, Francesca Cirimbelli, Laura Garbelli, Camilla Merlo, Elena A Prandelli, Massimiliano Sanfilippo, Nives E Peli","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05328-9","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05328-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The rapid development of the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the context of healthcare around the world. SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant and postnatal women, being at greater risk of complications, require continuous midwifery surveillance as well as specialized medical care. Scientific literature lacks studies related to midwifery care models in hospital settings during the pandemic. The aim of this work is to describe hospitalizations in an obstetric-gynecological COVID care unit and to provide a descriptive analysis of the organizational and care model adopted.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cohort retrospective descriptive study was carried out. The sample was stratified by COVID-related care complexity and by obstetric risk. The sample recruited pregnant women, postnatal women, and gynecological patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to the obstetric-gynecological COVID unit of a birth center in Northern Italy, from March 16, 2020, to March 16, 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A number of 1037 women were hospitalized, and of these, 551 were SARS-CoV-2 positive women. The 551 SARS-CoV-2 positive women included 362 pregnant women, 132 postnatal women, 9 gynecological patients with medical diagnosis while 17 with a surgical path, and 31 women undergoing voluntary interruption of pregnancy. The final sample included 536 women. 68.6% of women requested a low care complexity, 22.8% a medium one, and 8.6% a high care complexity. Among the obstetric women population, the majority (70.6%) showed a high obstetric risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The COVID-19 cohort of women required different levels of care with various care complexity and levels of obstetric risk. The model adopted allowed the acquisition of new technical and professional skills as well as the sharing of responsibilities and competences according to the care model of the Buddy System. Future studies could investigate COVID-related care models adopted internationally, but also deepen the technical and professional skills developed by midwives during the pandemic in order to enrich, improve and support midwifery profession.</p>","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"544-552"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10012096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andreas Zouridis, Sean T Kehoe, Hooman Soleymani Majd
{"title":"Should laparoscopy be revisited in the management of stage II endometrial cancer in the post-LACC era?","authors":"Andreas Zouridis, Sean T Kehoe, Hooman Soleymani Majd","doi":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05258-2","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-606X.23.05258-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A recent randomized trial showed that laparoscopy had poorer outcomes compared with open surgery for early-stage cervical cancer. Whether this is of concern in endometrial cancer, when the cervix is involved has received little attention. This study aimed to investigate whether there is any difference on overall and cancer specific survival between patients treated with laparoscopy and laparotomy for stage II endometrial cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from patients with histologically proven stage II endometrial cancer who were treated between 2010 and 2019 in a single cancer center were reviewed. Demographic, histopathological characteristics and treatment modalities were recorded. Recurrence rate, cancer specific and overall survival were compared between patients that were treated with laparoscopic and open surgery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 47 patients with stage II disease, 33 (70%) were treated with laparoscopy and 14 (30%) with open surgery. There was no difference on age (P=0.86), BMI (P=0.76), Comorbidity Index Score (P=0.96), upstaging/upgrading after surgery (P=0.41), performance of lymphadenectomy (P=0.74), histological type (P=0.32), LVSI (P=0.15), depth of myometrial invasion (P=0.07), postoperative hospital stay (P=0.18) and administration of adjuvant treatment (P=0.11) between the two groups. Recurrence rate (P=0.756), overall (P=0.606) and cancer specific survival (P=0.564) were also comparable between laparoscopy and laparotomy groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Laparoscopic and open surgery seem to have comparable outcomes for stage II endometrial cancer. The oncological safety of laparoscopy for stage II endometrial cancer should be further investigated with a randomized controlled trial.</p>","PeriodicalId":18572,"journal":{"name":"Minerva obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"553-558"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10776740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}