It is possible to select patients for a less radical fertility-sparing procedure through identification of measurable low-risk factors and thus reduce the morbidity caused by conventional RVT. The selection criteria should be stringent and applied within the setting of a cancer center.

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Laparoscopic surgery is a safe and reliable alternative to open surgery in the management of early endometrial cancer patients, with significantly reduced hospital stay and complications, especially in those patients with an elevated BMI.

Sentinel lymph node detection is an accurate and safe method in the assessment of nodal status in early cervical carcinoma.

The majority of SLNs were located in the external iliac, obturator, and internal iliac regions. Both older age and an elevated body mass index were associated with a reduced SLN count. Unilateral detection of SLN was independently associated with older age, which may be due to sclerosis in the lymphatic vessels or reduced perfusion in the pelvis in these women. If no SLN is detected on one side, the consensus is to perform a full pelvic lymphadenectomy on that side of the pelvis.