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Comparative study of laparoscopically assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy and open Wertheim-Meigs in patients with early-stage cervical cancer: eleven years of experience

Publicated to:International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer. 20 (1): 173-178 - 2010-01-01 20(1), DOI: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181bf80ee

Authors: Ordi, J

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Univ Barcelona, Hosp Clin Barcelona, Secc Ginecol Oncol,Fac Med, Serv Ginecol,ICGON,Inst Invest Biomed August Pi &, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain - Author
Universitat de Barcelona - Author

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the feasibility, safety, and survival outcomes of Coelio-Schauta (CS) procedure versus open Wertheim-Meigs (WM) as primary surgical treatment of early-stage cervical cancer.Observational study on the consecutive cases of cervical cancer undergoing CS during the last 11 years at our institution was performed. Data on clinical characteristics of patients, surgical performance, long-term morbidity, and survival were prospectively analyzed and compared with a historical series of 23 consecutive WM performed at the same hospital in the immediate previous period.Sixty-seven patients were included in the study group (CS). Cases and controls were comparable in age, body mass index, stage, tumor size, and histological diagnosis. The number of pelvic nodes, disease-free margin, and complications rate were similar in both groups, but blood loss and blood transfusion rate were marginally less in the CS group. Operating time was longer in the first 20 CS patients, but it became comparable to WM once the learning curve was overcome. Hospital stay was significantly shorter in the CS group as well as the bladder function recovery time. However, no differences were seen regarding long-term urinary and bowel function between groups. Four patients (5.9%) from the CS group and 3 (13%) in the WM group had recurrence. Mortality rates were 3% and 8.7%, respectively (P = not significant).The CS procedure is a suitable alternative to WM for small-volume, early-stage cervical cancer, showing a good safety profile, shorter postoperative recovery time, and similar survival outcomes.

Keywords

AdultAgedCarcinomaCarcinoma, squamous cellControlled-trialFemaleGynecologic surgical proceduresHumansHysterectomy, vaginalImpactIntermittentIntraoperative complicationsLaparoscopyMiddle agedMortalityNeoplasm stagingPostoperative complicationsQuality-of-lifeRetrospective studiesSafetySurgical complicationsSurvival analysisTime factorsTreatment outcomeUrticariaUterine cervical neoplasmsVaginal hysterectomy

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2010, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Obstetrics and Gynecology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 8.6, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-24, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 43
  • Scopus: 50
  • Europe PMC: 32
  • OpenCitations: 45

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-24:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 32.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 32 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Pahisa Fabregas, Jaume) and Last Author (Balasch Cortina, Joan).