J Gynecol Oncol. 2021;32:e69. Forthcoming. English.
Published online May 11, 2021.
Copyright © 2021. Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology, and Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology
Brief Communication

WITHDRAWN: Transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (TU-LESS) extraperitoneal approach for lymphadenectomy: an innovative method

Sijing Chen,1,2 Yawen Wang,1,2 Fan Yang,1,2 Kana Wang,1,2 and Ying Zheng1,2
    • 1Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China.
    • 2Department of Gynecologic Oncology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Received March 19, 2021; Revised April 20, 2021; Accepted April 20, 2021.

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief and the authors: please see Editorial Policies for Authors of the Journal of Gynecologic Oncology (https://ejgo.org/index.php?body=instructions).

The Editors of the Journal of Gynecologic Oncology recently recognized that the key idea and conclusion of the article were the same as those of the video article which was previously published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology by the same research group [1]. The two articles share three co-authors including corresponding author.

The Editor-in-Chief communicated with the corresponding author Dr. Ying Zheng about this issue and decided to announce the following information to readers.

  • - The authors were not aware of the potential concern of duplicate publication until contacted by the Editors of the Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and this was unintended.

  • - The corresponding author Dr. Ying Zheng and all co-authors agreed to retract this article to avoid possible damage to the integrity of the scientific record. The authors sincerely apologize to the editors and the readership of Journal of Gynecologic Oncology for any inconvenience caused by their carelessness.

References

    1. Chen S, Zhou J, Zheng Y, Wang K, Yang X. Para-aortic and right obturator lymphadenectomy for surgical staging of advanced cervical cancer through the TU-LESS Extraperitoneal Approach. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2021;28:1140.

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