High Incidence of Positive Peritoneal Cytology in Low-Risk Endometrial Cancer Treated by Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy

Objective. Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) has evolved into an alternative form of surgical management in the treatment of low-risk endometrial cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine whether low-risk endometrial cancer patients are subject to a higher incidence of positive peritoneal cytology when treated with LAVH compared to total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH). Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with low-risk endometrial cancer (grade 1–2 endometrioid type with no evidence of extrauterine spread or grade 3 with