Laparoscopic excision of ovarian cysts does not result in antiovarian humoral autoimmunity.
To determine whether the ovarian trauma consequent to the laparoscopic removal of a cyst could result in the development of a humoral immunity, antiovarian antibodies were assayed in serum samples obtained from 40 women before and after cystectomy.
Chiodo
Ilda
I
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology, Fondazione Policlinico-Mangiagalli-Regina Elena, Milan, Italy. ildachiodo@hotmail.com
Somigliana
Edgardo
E
Riboldi
Piersandro
P
Cecchini
Germana
G
Di Blasio
Anna Maria
AM
Viganò
Paola
P
D000328:Adult; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015653:Cystectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010053:Ovary / Q000276:immunology*
D001323:Autoantibodies