Publications by the Team

2020

Uppal S, Gehrig PA, Peng K, Bixel KL, Matsuo K, Vetter MH, Davidson BA, Cisa MP, Lees BF, Brunette LL, Tucker K, Stuart Staley A, Gotlieb WH, Holloway RW, Essel KG, Holman LL, Goldfeld E, Olawaiye A, Rose SL.
 Recurrence Rates in Patients With Cervical Cancer Treated With Abdominal Versus Minimally Invasive Radical Hysterectomy: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Review Study.
J Clin Oncol. 2020 Feb 7:JCO1903012. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.03012.

2019

Abitbol J, Gotlieb W, Zeng Z, Ramanakumar A, Kessous R, Kogan L, Pare-Miron V, Rombaldi M, Salvador S, Kucukyazici B, Brin S, How J, Lau S.
 Incorporating robotic surgery into the management of ovarian cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2019 Nov;29(9):1341-1347. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000413.

Matanes E, Abitbol J, Kessous R, Kogan L, Octeau D, Lau S, Salvador S, Gotlieb WH.
 Oncologic and Surgical Outcomes of Robotic Versus Open Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer.
J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019 Apr;41(4):450-458. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.09.013. 

Piedimonte S, Czuzoj-Shulman N, Gotlieb W, Abenhaim HA.
 Robotic Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer: A Population-Based Study of Adoption and Immediate Postoperative Outcomes in the United States.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2019 Mar - Apr;26(3):551-557. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2018.08.012. 

2018

Laskov I, Kessous R, Abitbol J, Kogan L, Badeghiesh A, Tagalakis V, Cohen S, Salvador S, Lau S, Gotlieb WH; SOGC Communities of Practice.
 Risk of Thromboembolic Disease With Cost Estimates in Patients Undergoing Robotic Assisted Surgery for Endometrial Cancer and Review of the Literature.
J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2018 Dec;40(12):1571-1579. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.04.003. 

Ferguson SE, Panzarella T, Lau S, Gien LT, Samouëlian V, Giede C, Steed H, Le T, Renkosinski B, Bernardini MQ.
 Prospective cohort study comparing quality of life and sexual health outcomes between women undergoing robotic, laparoscopic and open surgery for endometrial cancer.
Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Jun;149(3):476-483. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.04.558.

Ferguson SE, Panzarella T, Lau S, Gien LT, Samouëlian V, Giede C, Steed H, Le T, Renkosinski B, Bernardini MQ.
 Prospective cohort study comparing quality of life and sexual health outcomes between women undergoing robotic, laparoscopic and open surgery for endometrial cancer.
Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Apr 19. [Epub ahead of print] Open Access Article

2017

Leung A, Abitbol J, Ramana-Kumar A, Fadlallah B, Kessous R, Cohen S, Lau S, Salvador S, Gotlieb WH.
Outside the operating room: How a robotics program changed resource utilization on the inpatient ward.
Gynecol Oncol, 2017. 145(1): p.102–107.

Abitbol J, Cohn R, Hunter S, Rombaldi M, Cohen E, Kessous R, Large N, Reiss A, Lau S, Salvador S, Gotlieb WH.
Minimizing pain medication use and its associated costs following robotic surgery.
Gynecol Oncol, 2017. 144(1): p. 187-192.

2016

Lavoue V, Gotlieb W.
Benefits of minimal access surgery in elderly patients with pelvic cancer.
Cancers (2016) doi: 10.3390/cancers8010012

Zakhari A, Czuzoj-Shulman N, Spence AR, Gotlieb WH, Abenhaim HA.
Hysterectomy for uterine cancer in the elderly: a comparison between laparoscopic and robotic assisted techniques.
Int J Gynecol Cancer (2016) 26: 1222-7

2015

Abitbol J, Gotlieb WH.
Robotic Surgery in gynecologic oncology: where do we stand?
In “Reproductive Geneeskunde, Gynaecologie en Obstetrie” (2015) DCHG Med.Comm, Haarlem (The Netherland) E. Slager Editor, p1142-50.

Cormier B, Rozenholc AT, Gotlieb W, Plante M, Giede C, Communities of Practice (CoP) Group of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada (GOC).
Sentinel lymph node procedure in endometrial cancer: A systematic review and proposal for standardization of future research.
Gynecol Oncol (2015) 138: 479-85

How J, Lau S, Gotlieb WH.
Current role of sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial cancer.
Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology. November 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s40944-015-0030-4

Kiely DJ, Gotlieb WH, Lau S, Zeng X, Samouelian V, Ramankumar AV, Zakrzewski H, Brin S, Fraser SA, Korsieporn P, Drudi L, Press JZ.
Virtual-reality robotic surgery simulation curriculum to teach robotic suturing: a randomized controlled trial.
Journal of Robotic Surgery (2015) Sep;9(3):179-86.

Kiely DJ; Gotlieb WH; Jardon K; Lau S; Press JZ.
Advancing surgical simulation in gynecologic oncology: robotic dissection of a novel pelvic lymphadenectomy model.
 Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of The Society for Medical Simulation. 10(1):38-42.

LaskovI, Gotlieb WH, Rabinovich A
Role of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery in Endometrial Cancer – The Inevitable Evolution. In “Uterine Cancer: Diagnosis& Management (2015) Springer Verlag. E. Dinesh Editor

Zakhari A, Czuzoj-Shulman N, Spence AR, Gotlieb WH, Abenhaim HA
Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted hysterectomy for uterine cancer: a comparison of costs and complications.
Am J Obstet Gynecol (2015) Jul 15 Epub ahead of print

Zeng XZ; Lavoue V; Lau S; Press JZ; Abitbol J; Gotlieb R; How J; Wang Y; Gotlieb WH.
Outcome of robotic surgery for endometrial cancer as a function of patient age.
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 25(4):637-44.

2014

Lau S, Aubin S, Rosberger Z, Gourdji I, How J, Gotlieb R, Drummond N, Eniu I, Abitbol J, Gotlieb W.
Health-Related Quality of Life Following Robotic Surgery: A Pilot Study.
 J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2014;36(12):1071–1078.

Press JZ and Gotlieb WH.
Robotics. In “ Berek and Hacker's Gynecologic Oncology”, 6th edition (2014) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, J. Berek and N Hacker editors.

Laskov I, Gotlieb WH, Rabinovich A.
Role of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery in Endometrial Cancer – The Inevitable Evolution. In “Uterine Cancer: Diagnosis & Management (2014) Springer Verlag. E. Dinesh Editor

Lavoue V, Zeng X, Lau S, Press JZ, Abitbol J, Gotlieb R, How J, Wang Y, Gotlieb WH.
Impact of robotics on the outcome of elderly patients with endometrial cancer.
Gynecologic Oncology. June 2014. 133 (3): 556-62.

How J, Gotlieb WH.
Sentinel lymph nodes evaluation in endometrial cancer. In “Uterine Cancer: Diagnosis & Management (2014) Springer Verlag. E. Dinesh Editor .

Abitbol J, Lau S, Ramanakumar AV, Press JZ, Drummond N, Rosberger Z, Aubin S, Gotlieb R, How J, Gotlieb WH.
Prospective quality of life outcomes following robotic surgery in gynecologic oncology.
 Gynecol Oncol. (2014) 134(1):144-9.

Querleu D, Plante M, Sonoda Y, Gotlieb W, Leblanc E.
Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecologic Cancer In “ Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology", 6th edition (2013) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, R. Barakat, A. Berchuck, M. Markman, and T Randall editors

Rajanbabu A, Drudi L, Lau S, Press JZ, Gotlieb WH.
Virtual reality surgical simulators – A prerequisite for robotic surgery.
 Indian J Surg Oncol (2014) 5: 125-7.

Kiely DJ, Gotlieb WH, Jardon K, Lau S, Press JZ.
Advancing surgical simulation in gynecologic oncology: robotic dissection of a novel pelvic lymphadenectomy model. Simulation in Healthcare. In Press.

Zeng XZ, Lavoue V, Lau S, Press, JX, Abitbol J, Gotlieb R, How J, Wang Y, Gotlieb WH.
Outcome of robotic surgery for endometrial cancer as a function of patient age.
Int J Gynecol Cancer (2015)25(4):637-44.

2013

Lavoue V, Lau S, Press J, Abitbol J, Zeng X, Gotlieb R, How J, Wang Y, Gotlieb WH
Bénéfices de la chirurgie robotique pour les patientes âgées avec un cancer de l’endomètre.
MSAmerique (2013) 2:19-36

Alzahrani T, Haddad R, Alkhayal A, Delisle J, Drudi L, Gotlieb W, Fraser S, Bergman S, Bladou F, Andonian S, Anidjar M.
Validation of the da Vinci Surgical Skill Simulator across three surgical disciplines.
Can Urol Assoc J. (2013) 7: E520-9

Drudi L, Press J, Lau S, Gotlieb R, How J, Drummond N, Brin S, Deland C, Gotlieb WH.
Vaginal vault dehiscence after robotic surgery in patients with gynecologic cancers: Prospective evaluation and literature review.
Int J Gynecol Cancer (2013) 23: 943-50

2012

Lau S, Vaknin Z, Agnihotram VR, Franco E, Gotlieb R, How J, Halliday D, Gotlieb WH.
Outcomes and cost following the introduction of a robotics program for endometrial cancer surgery.
 Obstet. Gynecol (2012); 119(4): 717-24

2011

Badawy M, Béïque F, Al-Halal H, Akkour K, Azar T, Lau S, Gotlieb WH.
Anesthetic considerations and Safety of Robotic Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology.
J Robot Surg (2011); 5(4): 235-239

Castiglia, L., Drummond, N., Purden, M.
The Development of a Patient Teaching Tool for Women with a Gynecologic Malignancy Undergoing Minimally Invasive Robotic Assisted Surgery.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2011 Aug;15(4):404-10.

Lau S, Buzaglo K, Vaknin Z, Brin S, Kaufer R, Drummond N, Gourdji I, Aubin S, Rosberger Z, Gotlieb WH.
Relationship between body mass index and robotic surgery outcomes of women diagnosed with endometrial cancer.
Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2011 May;21(4):722-9.

2010

Halliday D, Lau S, Vaknin Z, Deland C, Levental M, McNamara E, Gotlieb R, Kaufer R,How J, Gotlieb WH.
Robotic radical hysterectomy: comparison of outcomes and cost.
J Robotic Surg (2010) 4: 211-216

Peeters F, Vaknin Z, Lau S, Deland C, Brin S, Gotlieb W.
Technical modifications in the robotic assisted surgical approach for gynecologic operations.
J Robotic Surg (2010) 4: 253-257

Vaknin Z, Gotlieb WH.
Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery and ovarian cancer.
Therapy (2010) 7: 217-219.

Vaknin Z, Perri T, Deland C, Gourdji I, Rosberger Z, Drummond N, Lau S, Gotlieb WH.
Outcome and quality of life in a prospective cohort of the first 100 robotic surgeries for endometrial cancer, with focus on elderly patients.
International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer (2010) 20: 1367-73

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