Laparoscopy in the diagnosis and management of ovarian cancer.
Ninety-two laparoscopies were performed for diagnosis and follow-up on 83 patients with clinical diagnoses of ovarian cancer from May 1979 to May 1981. With laparoscopy about 10% of the cases were disproven; of suspicious cases only 53% were confirmed. Laparoscopy was very helpful in clarifying the clinical diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma. Laparoscopy for follow-up evaluation of treatment was done on 44 patients. Very early recurrence, which is very difficult to detect on clinical examination, was found with second-look laparoscopy. If few adhesions are present, laparoscopy can replace second-look exploration in the majority of cases of complete remission.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy