title: Laparoscopic removal of benign mature teratoma.
abstract: Laparoscopic removal of benign mature teratoma is safe and effective in pre-menopausal patients. Fourteen patients underwent laparoscopic removal of such tumours. There were no operative complications. Post-operative hospitalization was short (average: 2 days). All patients undergoing a second-look laparoscopy had mild adhesions around the operated ovary. Two spontaneous and one in-vitro fertilization pregnancy occurred. If a teratoma is diagnosed during laparoscopy or oocyte retrieval, it should be promptly removed as malignant transformation is not excluded. In this case, the embryos should be frozen for later transfer.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Academic Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bollen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camus
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tournaye
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Munck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Devroey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology