Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is an important step in the surgical staging and treatment of gynecologic malignancies. Sometimes, complicated lymphoceles after PLND often delay adjuvant treatment including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, which potentially affects the success of cancer treatment. A number of surgical techniques have developed, but failed to reduce the incidence of pelvic lymphoceles after PLND. The investigators hypothesized that floseal can prevent lymphoceles in patients with gynecologic cancer who has undergone PLND. The investigators designed prospective randomized controlled study as a pilot study. The investigators will randomly apply floseal to one side of pelvis after bilateral PLND, and observe the occurence of pelvic lymphoceles after 6 months later.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
application of floseal on intervention arm
Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGFrequency of pelvic lymphocele
Frequency of ipsilateral pelvic lymphocele at post-operative 6th month.
Time frame: 6 month
Post-operative drainage
left and right post-operative drainage
Time frame: post-operative 3 days
lymphedema
lymphedema symptoms and sign at post-operative 3 and 6 month
Time frame: post-operative 3 and 6 month
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