title: Laparoscopic management of adnexal masses in postmenopause.
abstract: The study included 64 postmenopausal women with adnexal masses. The selection criteria included menopausal status, an ultrasound scan indicating a benign mass and serum levels of CA-125 below the cutoff (35 U/ml). The results of the study confirm that the removal of a cystic mass in postmenopausal patients with laparoscopic surgery is a more valid and acceptable alternative to traditional surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Obstetric Sciences and Reproductive Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sturlese
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Retto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tripodi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tripodi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Palmara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Dominici
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arancio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D017698:Postmenopause; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen