Our Initial Experience of Laparoscopic Nerve Sparing Radical Hysterectomy (LNSRH)

Introduction: Patients undergoing a radical hysterectomy may suffer from urinary and sexual dysfunction as a result of disruption of the pelvic nervous supply. With improvement in screening programs, cancer cervix is being diagnosed at an earlier stage. Hence, the prevention and treatment of these problems becomes especially important. AIM: To present our initial experience of LNSRH and to show that a Type III radical hysterectomy is possible with a nerve sparing procedure. MATERIALS AND Methods: A retrospective analysis of 7 patients with early cervical cancer (FIGO Stage I A, n=1 and IB, n=6), who underwent LN…