Abstract: Objective: To compare the clinical value of laparoscopic-surgery and laparotomy intreating early stage cervical carcinoma. Methods: Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and ab-dominopelvic lymphadenectomy was performed in 40 cases of biopsy-confirmed early stage cervicalcarcinoma. The control group consisted of 36 cases that underwent laparotomies. Retrospective analysiswas carried out to examine the clinical parameters of laparoscopic surgery and laparotomy, such as op-erative time, blood loss, complications and postoperative recovery. Results: Laparoscopic radical hys-terectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy are similar to the traditional laparotomy for complications andsurgical operative time. Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy is better interms of blood loss (281.38±51.99 ml VS 948.08± 50.88 ml P<0.01), number of lymph nodes excised(25.48±.69 VS 17.00±3.90 P<0.01) and postoperative recovery time (25.87± 8.05 h VS 57.82± 3.45 h P<0.01). Conclusion: Laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of malignant gynecological tumors offers sig-nificant advantages, especially in the early stages of cervical carcinoma.