Complication of radical hysterectomy, and pelvic lymphadenectomy (RH+PLN);clinical experience of 120 early stage cervical cancers

We evaluated the clinical experience of 120 women with early stage cervical cancer who underwent RH+PLN (class III Rutledge) in our gynecologic oncolo gy clinic. Of these 74 patients (Pts.) (61.66%) were in stage I, and 46 Pts . (38.34%) were in stage II. Intraoperative complication occured in 4 Pts. Postoperative complications were 12(10%) bladder dysfunction, 2(1.66%) lymp hocyst formation, 10(8.3%) urinary infection, 8(7%) wound infections, 10(8. 3%) pelvic infections, 5(4.16%) accute ileus. However, no death occured due to intraoperative or postoperative complications. Pelvic lymph metastases were observed in 22Pts. Para-aortic lymph node metastases were diagnosed in 6(2.5%) Pts., all of whom were in stage II.