Frequent questions

Conditions & Treatments

Ovarian Cancer

Yes, this is possible for carefully selected patients, ON CONDITION THAT they have been fully informed of and accepted that: 1) preserving the other ovary and the uterus is NOT the recommended first-line surgical treatment, but is still an acceptable alternative to a surgically confirmed FIRST-stage ovarian cancer, meaning that the patient should 2) have undergone or should undergo again surgical staging in order to confirm that the malignancy has not spread to other pelvic or abdominal organs and the lymph nodes, and 3) that following a pregnancy, treatment should be completed by removing the uterus and the other ovary and fallopian tube.

TECHNIQUES & PROCEDURES
Hysteroscopy
Hysteroscopy

Hysteroscopy (from the Greek word “ύστερον”= uterus and endoscopy) is the detailed examination of the uterus (or endometrial cavity).

Tumor Debulking
Tumor Debulking

It is one of the heaviest procedures as it removes as much tumors as possible from the abdominal organs and the inner abdominal walls.

Radical Hysterectomy
Radical Hysterectomy

The first total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, with complete lymph node dissection, was performed in Greece in 2004 by Dr. G. Hilaris and his team.