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GlobalWomen Health 2019

Research and Reports in Gynecology and Obstetrics | ISSN: 2591-7366 | Volume 3

BREAST CANCER,

GYNECOLOGY ANDWOMEN HEALTH

World Congress on

ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY FOR ENDOMETRIAL CANCER: ONCOLOGIC OUT-

COMES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Ioannis G Papanikolaou

University of Athens, Greece

n recent years, surgical practice has been changed since the introduction of minimally invasive surgery. Lap-

aroscopic and robotic surgery have significant advantages compared with laparotomy. Robotic technology

has helped surgeons overcome many technical difficulties of conventional laparoscopic surgery. Robotics are

feasible in the treatment of endometrial cancer with a short learning curve. Operative time is longer compared

to laparotomy, but similar or shorter than laparoscopy. Robot dogging time increases the global length of the

procedure, but it decreases with experience. The overall morbidity rate seems lower than with other approach-

es. Hospital stay, postoperative pain and time to recovery are decreased when compared to laparotomy as well

as to laparoscopy for some authors. Robotics may offer significant advantages in the treatment of morbidly

obese patients who represent the vast majority of endometrial cancer patients. Robotic techniques have ben-

efits over traditional open surgery for management of endometrial cancer, especially in the group of obese pa-

tients for whom laparoscopy presents significant limitations. The main limit for the diffusion of robotic surgery

is accessibility because of its important cost.

Ioannis G Papanikolaou, Res Rep Gynaecol Obstet 2019, Volume 3 | DOI: 10.4066/2591-7366-C2-005

Ioannis G Papanikolaou was born in Athens in 1985. In 2009 he takes the Medical Degree with excellent votation. Afterwards, he was

selected to participate in the two years Postgraduate programme in Robotic surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Telesurgery, in

the University of Athens, Medical School, Greece. In 2011 he was distinguished again with excellent votation and obtains the title

of “Master of Science” from the Athens Medical School in “Robotic surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Telesurgery. He was dis-

tinguished with the PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) from Athens Medical School, Greece with Excellent votation in 2018. He has gained

the first Prize in “Robotic Surgery Marathon” as well as the First Prize in the “Laparoscopic Simulation Cup”. He is the author of many

publications in national and international journals and he is also selected as reviewer for many journals such as

The British Medical

Journal, Stem Cells International, Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, The International Journal of Medical Ro-

botics & Computer Assisted Surgery, The European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

. Currently he works in the

1st Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology of the University of Athens, Medical School in Greece, in “Alexandra” Hospital.

BIOGRAPHY