[Laparoscopic treatment of benign ovarian tumors].

Background: laparoscopic surgery is one of the most common procedures performed in the presence of benign ovarian tumor.

The Aim Of The Study: The purpose of our study was to analyze clinical findings, operative procedures, size and histopathologic type of tumors, time of hospitalization and surgical complications.

Material And Methods: 102 female patients operated for benign adnexal masses by laparoscopic approach, in 3rd Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Medicine, Lódź, between 2001-2004.

Results: the most frequent laparoscopic procedure was excision of the tumor (59.8%), and the most common histopathologic type was teratoma adultum (25%), endometroid cyst (21.1%) and serous cyst (20.2%), of 5-7 cm median size. The majority of operated women (75.5%) were under 40 years of age. No intraoperative complications were noted. Postoperatively 1 patient presented with bleeding and was re-operated, 1 had hernia in the place of trocar installation, 5 had rised temperature (complication rate 6.9%).

Conclusions: in the case of benign ovarian tumor laparoscopy is recommended procedure due to sparing ovarian function by small tissue traumatisation, shorter time of hospitalization, faster return to the health and low risk of complications. Because of the possibility of encountering an unexpected ovarian malignancy, the laparoscopy should be executed only in the centers where the intraoperative histopathologic examination is a routine procedure.