Ovarian-sparing local mass excision for ovarian fibroma/fibrothecoma in premenopausal women.

Objectives: To evaluate the recurrence rate of ovarian fibroma/fibrothecoma and reproductive outcomes following ovarian-sparing local mass excision in premenopausal women.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study was performed at two gynecologic surgery centers using data collected between January 2005 and December 2011. It included premenopausal patients treated with ovarian-sparing local mass excision and pathologically proven ovarian fibroma/fibrothecoma who were followed up for at least 6 months.

Clinical characteristics and surgical management options for ovarian fibroma/fibrothecoma: a study of 97 cases.

Aims: The aims of this study were to analyze the clinical characteristics, diagnostic features, and operative outcomes of patients with ovarian fibroma/fibrothecoma and to discuss appropriate management options.

Methods: We performed a retrospective comparative analysis of 97 patients with ovarian fibroma/fibrothecoma who underwent laparoscopic and laparotomic procedures, including tumorectomy between January 2008 and December 2011.

Results: The mean patient age was 42.

Simplifying laparoscopic running suture line utilizing "Puller" technique: demonstration in laparoscopic myomectomy.

Background: Laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) has increased recently as treatment options for symptomatic uterine myomas for a patient who wants to preserve her uterus. However, adequate suture of the uterine defect is difficult in LM, even for an experienced surgeon. The most time-consuming step of LM is the suturing procedure.

Ovarian leiomyoma as a potential cause of compromised fertility.

Objective: To analyze cases of ovarian leiomyomas and to discuss the proper surgical management.

Design: A case series and discussion.

Setting: General university hospital and healthcare center.

Pelvic organ support and prevalence by Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Quantification (POP-Q) in Korean women.

Purpose: We evaluated pelvic organ support and the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse in Korean women using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Quantification system as the assessment tool.

Materials And Methods: The study population consisted of 713 women 18 to 72 years old who were seen for annual Papanicolaou testing and pelvic examinations. Pregnant patients and patients who had delivered within the previous 6 weeks were not recruited.