Laparoscopic fertility sparing management of cervical cancer

Int J Fertil Steril. 2014 Apr;8(1):91-4. Epub 2014 Mar 9.

Abstract

Fertility can be preserved after conservative cervical surgery. We report on a 29-year-old woman who was obese, para 0, and diagnosed with cervical insufficiency at the first trimester of current pregnancy due to a previous trachelectomy. She underwent laparoscopic transabdominal cervical cerclage (LTCC) for cervical cancer. The surgery was successful and she was discharged two days later. The patient underwent a caesarean section at 38 weeks of gestation. Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive approach associated with less pain and faster recovery, feasible even in obese women.

Keywords: Cerclage; Cervical Cancer; Laparoscopy; Pregnancy; Trachelectomy.