TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of laparoscopy versus laparotomy for the surgical treatment of ovarian dermoid cysts
AU - Benezra, Victor
AU - Verma, Usha
AU - Whitted, R. Wayne
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PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - To compare laparoscopy with laparotomy for the surgical management of ovarian dermoid cysts, a retrospective analysis of data of 108 patients who had surgery at our institution from January 1998 to August 2001 was performed. The surgical data of these patients were obtained from a computerized data base. The following data were abstracted: the patients' demographic features, size of dermoid cysts, spillage rate, estimated blood loss, operative times, duration of hospital stays, and intraoperative or postoperative complications. Statistical techniques included Student's t-tests, Fisher's exact tests, Mann-Whitney tests, and chi-square analysis. Of 108 patients with dermoid cysts, 53 (49.1%) underwent laparoscopy and 55 (50.9%) had laparotomy. The mean estimated blood loss was significantly less in laparoscopy (71.6±63.5 ml) compared with laparotomy (119.2±101.6 ml). Hospital stay was significantly shorter in the laparoscopy group (0.6±0.8 days) compared with the laparotomy group (2.2±1.0 days). Also, the postoperative complication rate was lower in the laparoscopy group (3.8%) compared with the laparotomy group (14.5%), but the difference did not reach statistical significance. Whereas the laparotomy group's spillage rate of 4.1% and operative time of 86.7±39.6 min were significantly lower than the laparoscopy group's spillage rate of 31.4% and operative time of 118.4±51.5 min, the laparoscopy group had less blood loss, shorter hospital stay, and fewer complications. The laparoscopic management of benign cystic teratomas can be safely performed.
AB - To compare laparoscopy with laparotomy for the surgical management of ovarian dermoid cysts, a retrospective analysis of data of 108 patients who had surgery at our institution from January 1998 to August 2001 was performed. The surgical data of these patients were obtained from a computerized data base. The following data were abstracted: the patients' demographic features, size of dermoid cysts, spillage rate, estimated blood loss, operative times, duration of hospital stays, and intraoperative or postoperative complications. Statistical techniques included Student's t-tests, Fisher's exact tests, Mann-Whitney tests, and chi-square analysis. Of 108 patients with dermoid cysts, 53 (49.1%) underwent laparoscopy and 55 (50.9%) had laparotomy. The mean estimated blood loss was significantly less in laparoscopy (71.6±63.5 ml) compared with laparotomy (119.2±101.6 ml). Hospital stay was significantly shorter in the laparoscopy group (0.6±0.8 days) compared with the laparotomy group (2.2±1.0 days). Also, the postoperative complication rate was lower in the laparoscopy group (3.8%) compared with the laparotomy group (14.5%), but the difference did not reach statistical significance. Whereas the laparotomy group's spillage rate of 4.1% and operative time of 86.7±39.6 min were significantly lower than the laparoscopy group's spillage rate of 31.4% and operative time of 118.4±51.5 min, the laparoscopy group had less blood loss, shorter hospital stay, and fewer complications. The laparoscopic management of benign cystic teratomas can be safely performed.
KW - Benign cystic teratoma
KW - Dermoid cyst
KW - Laparoscopy
KW - Laparotomy
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U2 - 10.1007/s10397-005-0091-y
DO - 10.1007/s10397-005-0091-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23844450716
VL - 2
SP - 89
EP - 92
JO - Gynecological Surgery
JF - Gynecological Surgery
SN - 1613-2076
IS - 2
ER -