Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass during pregnancy

Background. To assess the use of laparoscopy in the management of persistent adnexal mass during the second trimester of pregnancy. Subjects. Six consecutive pregnant women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for persistent adnexal masses in the second trimester. Results. Laparoscopic removal of an adne...

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Main Authors: Pong Mo Yuen, Allan M. Z. Chang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997-02-01
Series:Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3109/00016349709050076
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description Background. To assess the use of laparoscopy in the management of persistent adnexal mass during the second trimester of pregnancy. Subjects. Six consecutive pregnant women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for persistent adnexal masses in the second trimester. Results. Laparoscopic removal of an adnexal mass was successfully performed in all patients. The median operating time was 37.5 minutes. There were no intra‐ and post‐operative complications. Tocolytic therapy was not required and no patients developed uterine contractions. All patients delivered normal infants vaginally at term without complications. Conclusion. With attention to the surgical technique, laparoscopic removal of persistent adnexal mass during the second trimester of pregnancy is safe and carries the same benefits over laparotomy as in non‐pregnant women.
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spelling doaj-art-c8bb1c754ac943c2b73ab4277d164a212025-08-20T03:31:11ZengWileyActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica0001-63491600-04121997-02-0176217317610.3109/00016349709050076Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass during pregnancyPong Mo Yuen0Allan M. Z. Chang1department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kongdepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong KongBackground. To assess the use of laparoscopy in the management of persistent adnexal mass during the second trimester of pregnancy. Subjects. Six consecutive pregnant women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for persistent adnexal masses in the second trimester. Results. Laparoscopic removal of an adnexal mass was successfully performed in all patients. The median operating time was 37.5 minutes. There were no intra‐ and post‐operative complications. Tocolytic therapy was not required and no patients developed uterine contractions. All patients delivered normal infants vaginally at term without complications. Conclusion. With attention to the surgical technique, laparoscopic removal of persistent adnexal mass during the second trimester of pregnancy is safe and carries the same benefits over laparotomy as in non‐pregnant women.https://doi.org/10.3109/00016349709050076adnexal masslaparoscopic surgerypregnancy
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Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass during pregnancy
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
adnexal mass
laparoscopic surgery
pregnancy
title Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass during pregnancy
title_full Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass during pregnancy
title_fullStr Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass during pregnancy
title_full_unstemmed Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass during pregnancy
title_short Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass during pregnancy
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laparoscopic surgery
pregnancy
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