MANAGEMENT OF SELECTED CYSTIC ADNEXAL MASSES IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN BY OPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPY - A PILOT-STUDY AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Parker, W. H., Berek, J. S. 1990; 163 (5): 1574-1577

Abstract

Twenty-five postmenopausal patients were predicted to have benign masses by screening criteria that included ultrasonographic findings of a cystic adnexal mass less than 10 cm with distinct borders and no evidence of irregular solid parts, thick septa, ascites, or matted bowel, and a normal serum CA 125 value (less than 35 U/ml). All 25 masses were accurately predicted to be benign. The size of the cysts on ultrasonography ranged from 3 to 9 cm with a mean of 5 cm. Twenty-two patients (88%) were successfully managed by operative laparoscopy and adnexectomy. Mean operative time was 70 minutes and mean postoperative hospital stay was 12 hours. Mean time of return to normal activity was 5 days. Three patients required laparotomy. We conclude that removal of these cystic adnexal masses by operative laparoscopy is an acceptable alternative in carefully selected postmenopausal women.

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