Surgical Film Library-Who Do We Take To The OR For Primary Debulking Surgery?

Who Do We Take To The OR For Primary Debulking Surgery?

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The speaker discusses managing newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer patients, focusing on selecting candidates for primary debulking surgery (PDS). Ovarian cancer often presents late, with no effective early screening. Treatment now includes surgery and chemotherapy, plus targeted agents and maintenance therapies. Key challenges involve balancing disease resectability and patient fitness, assessed through a multimodal approach combining clinical, radiologic, and laparoscopic evaluation. The Memorial Sloan Kettering algorithm stratifies patients using resectability scores, improving surgical outcomes by reducing futile surgeries and optimizing complete tumor removal. Collaboration with radiology is vital to guide patient triage and improve management decisions.

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Kara Long, United States

Meta Tag

Route MIS-Laparoscopic

Skill Level Novice

Surgical Location Pelvis

Keywords

MIS-Laparoscopic

Pelvis

Novice

advanced ovarian cancer

primary debulking surgery

multimodal assessment

Memorial Sloan Kettering algorithm

radiology collaboration