title: Salpingo-ovariolysis: a comparison between laser surgery and electrosurgery.
abstract: A prospective, randomized study comparing the result of salpingo-ovariolysis using the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser and the microdiathermy needle was conducted. The pregnancy rate after laser surgery was 53.3% (n = 30) and after electrosurgery was 51.5% (n = 33) at 2-year follow-up. Although the surgery-conception interval after laser surgery (9.9 +/- 2.0 months) tended to be shorter than after electrosurgery (13.1 +/- 2.0 months), no statistical difference was reached. This report suggests that there is no difference between the pregnancy rate after salpingo-ovariolysis with the use of the CO2 laser or with the use of the microdiathermy needle. The surgery-conception interval, however, tends to be shorter after laser surgery. A larger series of patients is required to clarify the latter.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tulandi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic; D011897:Random Allocation; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide