Laparoscopy versus microsurgery by laparotomy for excision of ovarian cysts in patients with moderate or severe endometriosis

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-270

  Catalano, Giovan Fiore ^a   Marana, Riccardo ^a   Caruana, Paul ^a   Muzii, Ludovico ^a   Mancuso, Salvatore ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; OVARY CYST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 13344270398     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(96)80011-9     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Buttram VC, Reiter RC, Ward S: Treatment of endometriosis with danazol: Report of a 6-year prospective study. Fertil Steril 43:353-360, 1985
2. Schenken RS: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs in the treatment of endometriomas. Am J Obstet Gynecol 162:579-581, 1990
3. Marana R, Muzii L, Muscatello P, et al: Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (buserelin) in the treatment of endometriosis: Changes in the extent of the disease and CA 125 serum levels after 6-month therapy. Br J Obstet Gynecol 97:1016-1019, 1990
4. 2 laser laparoscopy for endometriosis associated with infertility. J Reprod Med 31:1089-1094, 1986
5. 2 laser laparoscopy: The use of one- and two-parameter exponential models. Fertil Steril 48:18-23, 1987
6. Nezhat C, Crowgey SR, Nezhat F: Videolaseroscopy for the treatment of endometriosis associated with infertility. Fertil Steril 51:237-240, 1989
7. 2 laser vaporization of endometriosis compared with traditional treatments. Fertil Steril 50:704-710, 1988
8. Batt RE, Naples JD: Microsurgery for endometriosis in infertility. In Atlas of Female Infertility Surgery. Edited by RB Hunt. Chicago, Year Book, 1986, pp 336-364
9. Marana R, Muzii L, Caruana P, et al: Laparoscopic management of adnexal cystic masses. Ital J Gynaecol Obstet 2:54-58, 1993
10. Marana R, Caruana P, Muzii L, et al: Operative laparoscopy for ovarian cysts: Excision versus aspiration. J Reprod Med in press.
11. Kurjak A, Kupesic S: Scoring system for prediction of ovarian endometriosis based on transvaginal and pulsed Doppler sonography. Fertil Steril 62:81-88, 1994
12. Luciano AA, Maier DB, Marana R: The role of diagnostic and operative laparoscopy today. Contrib Gynecol Obstet 18:33-41, 1990
13. Gomel V: From microsurgery to laparoscopic surgery: A progress report. Fertil Steril 63:464-468, 1995
14. 2 laser laparoscopy with laparotomy for treatment of endometriomata. Fertil Steril 57:965-973, 1992
15. Bateman BG, Kolp LA, Mills S: Endoscopic versus laparotomy management of endometriomas. Fertil Steril 62:690-695, 1994
16. Mais V, Guerriero S, Ajossa S, et al: The efficiency of transvaginal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of endometrioma. Fertil Steril 60:776-780, 1993