| Title: |
Single-port laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy of teratoma during pregnancy |
| Authors: |
Hsiao-Wen Tsai, Chih-Yao Chen, Peng-Hui Wang, Ming-Jie Yang, Nae-Fang Twu, Ming-Shyen Yen, Kuan-Chong Chao, Yi-Jen Chen |
| Source: |
Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 137-139 (2013) |
| Publisher Information: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013. |
| Publication Year: |
2013 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Subject Terms: |
Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy, Pregnancy, Single port, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991 |
| More Details: |
A 31-year-old pregnant woman complained of occasional abdominal pain with a gradually enlarging ovarian cyst at 14 weeks of gestation. Follow-up sonography confirmed the right ovarian cyst, 8.5 cm in size, with regional diffuse bright echoes and hyperechoic lines and dots. Mature cystic teratoma was diagnosed. Single-port laparoscopic surgery was scheduled to prevent cyst enlargement or torsion during pregnancy. Enucleation of the cyst was conducted smoothly without intra-abdominal spilling and removed through the transumbilical port. The overall blood loss was 50 mL. The operative time was 2 hours, and there were no intraoperative complications. Histology of the cyst confirmed a mature cystic teratoma. There was no preterm labor during follow-up. We successfully performed single-port laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy during pregnancy, which was followed by an unremarkable antenatal course. The benefit and safety of single-port laparoscopic cystectomy make it a good alternative choice for surgical intervention during pregnancy. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2213-3070 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213307013001019; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-3070 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.gmit.2013.07.006 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/aaeb068542cb425e814ac5c5694be00d |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.b068542cb425e814ac5c5694be00d |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
