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Metastases risk highest in those with ascites. (Laparoscopy).
NEW ORLEANS--The risk of port-site metastases in those undergoing laparoscopy for gynecologic malignancy was highest in those with ascites in a study of 82 patients.
The study participants underwent 87 procedures that involved 330 trocar sites. The overall risk of port-site metastases per procedure was 2.3%, and per port site was 2.4%, Dr. Nimesh Nagarsheth reported at an international congress sponsored by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.
The patients included 39 with endometrial cancer, 29 with ovarian cancer, and 14 ...
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