Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Laparoscopy is used as a triage test. If laparoscopy is positive indicating that the target condition is present (i.e. a direct debulking operation would be unsuccessful: residual cancer > 1 cm is left behind). For these patients a primary debulking could be avoided and they will be treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The existing pathway would be that every patient will receive an explorative laparotomy where in this flow diagram the laparoscopy is placed.
