title: Operative laparoscopic management of adnexal cysts: initial experience at the Royal Women's Hospital 1991-1994.
abstract: The introduction of operative laparoscopic surgery for benign adnexal cysts had led to shorter postoperative hospitalization (mean stay of 2.0 days) in association with a low rate of major complications (1.6%). A planned laparoscopic approach was successful in 95.2% (179/188) of patients. The majority of women were premenopausal (93.6%) and the most common procedure performed was an ovarian cystectomy (73.5% of cysts). Three ovarian cysts that were thought to be benign by preoperative and intraoperative assessment were subsequently found to be ovarian tumours of low malignant potential after histological examination. Operative laparoscopy has become the preferred mode of treatment for benign adnexal cysts at the Royal Women's Hospital. It confers a wide range of benefits to patients, reduces health-care costs and appears to be a safe and effective treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Minimal Invasive Surgery Service, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bethune
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Permezel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014739:Victoria