Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Gamal Eltabbakh
Cornelius Lake Champlain Gynecologic Oncology,
South Burlington, Vermont
Tanzania
Review Article
Laparoscopic Surgery for Large Ovarian Cysts-Review
Author(s): Gamal EltabbakhGamal Eltabbakh
Introduction: Laparoscopic surgery has been increasingly applied to different gynecologic problems with excellent surgical outcome and rapid recovery. Large ovarian cysts, a relatively common gynecologic problem, pose certain challenges to laparoscopic management.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to review published reports on laparoscopic surgery for large ovarian cysts and summarize their findings regarding patients’ selection, surgical outcome, technical methods and the final pathology report.
Methods: A review of the English language literature of the MEDLINE (PubMed) database was performed using the key words: ovarian cysts, laparoscopy, large, huge and robotic. An additional collection of reports was found by systematically reviewing all references from retrieved papers. The review was limite.. View More»