Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic surgery for ovarian fibromas and fibrothecoma.
Design: Retrospective study.
Setting: Osaka Medical College Hospital, Hokusetsu General Hospital.
Patient(s): Nineteen women who underwent laparoscopic surgery for ovarian fibroma and fibrothecoma between May 2007 and July 2011.
Intervention(s): Fourteen women underwent conventional laparoscopy, and five women underwent single-incision laparoscopic Surgery (SILS).
Main outcome, Measure(s): Operation time and complications.
Result(s): The operation time was not significantly different between the conventional laparoscopy group and SILS group. No remarkable complications were observed in either group.
Conclusion(s): Laparoscopic surgery, particularly SILS, can be an alternative surgical approach for ovarian fibromas and fibrothecoma.
