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COMPARISON OF CO2-LASER LAPAROSCOPY WITH LAPAROTOMY FOR TREATMENT OF ENDOMETRIOMATA

COMPARISON OF CO2-LASER LAPAROSCOPY WITH LAPAROTOMY FOR TREATMENT OF ENDOMETRIOMATA FERTILITY AND STERILITY Adamson, G. D., Subak, L. L., Pasta, D. J., HURD, S. J., VONFRANQUE, O., Rodriguez, B. D. 1992; 57 (5): 965-973

Abstract

To assess the effectiveness of laparoscopy versus laparotomy in the treatment of endometriomata.Controlled study using data prospectively tabulated.Treatment performed by senior author in a referral reproductive endocrinology and surgery private practice.One hundred infertile women were diagnosed with endometriomata.Forty-eight women were treated with CO2 laser laparoscopy (laparoscopy group) and 52 women were treated with CO2 laser or nonlaser laparotomy (laparotomy group).The hypothesis that laparoscopy group pregnancy rates (PRs) would be equal to or greater than laparotomy group was formulated before data analysis but after data tabulation.The 1 and 3-year life table estimated cumulative PRs +/- SE were 0.30 +/- 0.07 and 0.52 +/- 0.09 for laparoscopy group and 0.23 +/- 0.06 and 0.46 +/- 0.09 for laparotomy group (Breslow P = 0.48). Monthly fecundity over 3 years was 2.4% for laparoscopy group and 2.0% for laparotomy group.Laparoscopy with CO2 laser can be a safe and effective modality for treating endometriomata.

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