title: [Laparoscopic treatment of benign ovarian tumors].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  laparoscopic surgery is one of the most common procedures performed in the presence of benign ovarian tumor.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of our study was to analyze clinical findings, operative procedures, size and histopathologic type of tumors, time of hospitalization and surgical complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  102 female patients operated for benign adnexal masses by laparoscopic approach, in 3rd Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Medicine, Lódź, between 2001-2004.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the most frequent laparoscopic procedure was excision of the tumor (59.8%), and the most common histopathologic type was teratoma adultum (25%), endometroid cyst (21.1%) and serous cyst (20.2%), of 5-7 cm median size. The majority of operated women (75.5%) were under 40 years of age. No intraoperative complications were noted. Postoperatively 1 patient presented with bleeding and was re-operated, 1 had hernia in the place of trocar installation, 5 had rised temperature (complication rate 6.9%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  in the case of benign ovarian tumor laparoscopy is recommended procedure due to sparing ovarian function by small tissue traumatisation, shorter time of hospitalization, faster return to the health and low risk of complications. Because of the possibility of encountering an unexpected ovarian malignancy, the laparoscopy should be executed only in the centers where the intraoperative histopathologic examination is a routine procedure.
authors.affiliation: III Katedra Ginekologii i Połoinictwa UM w Lodzi. jrwil@post.pl
authors.forename: Jacek R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wilczyńqski
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nowińska
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szpakowski
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szpakowski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Władziński
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kufelnicka
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Znojek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016387:Women's Health