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Usefulness of repeat pelvic ultrasonography before surgery for benign ovarian mass.
International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2018 November 9
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of repeat pelvic ultrasonography before surgery in patients with suspicion of benign ovarian tumor.
METHODS: A retrospective study included premenopausal women who were scheduled to undergo surgery for a benign-appearing ovarian mass and who had repeat ultrasonography on the day before surgery at Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2011, to check for any change in the mass. Ultrasonography findings and final histology were evaluated by medical record review.
RESULTS: Of 1854 women studied, regression of mass was detected before surgery for 27 patients, and 105 patients had histologically proven functional cysts; considered together, 132 patients had functional cysts, and the remaining 1722 women had benign ovarian tumors. Evaluation of the findings of initial ultrasonography revealed that mean size (P=0.008) and proportion of bilateral cysts (P<0.001) were lower in the presence of functional cysts than benign tumors. Additionally, an anechoic pattern was more common among regressed functional cysts than among histologically proven functional cysts (P<0.001). In total, 105 (5.7%) patients required surgery for a functional cyst despite repeat ultrasonography.
CONCLUSION: Repeating ultrasonography prior to surgery may have only a limited ability to prevent unnecessary surgeries for functional cysts. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
METHODS: A retrospective study included premenopausal women who were scheduled to undergo surgery for a benign-appearing ovarian mass and who had repeat ultrasonography on the day before surgery at Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2011, to check for any change in the mass. Ultrasonography findings and final histology were evaluated by medical record review.
RESULTS: Of 1854 women studied, regression of mass was detected before surgery for 27 patients, and 105 patients had histologically proven functional cysts; considered together, 132 patients had functional cysts, and the remaining 1722 women had benign ovarian tumors. Evaluation of the findings of initial ultrasonography revealed that mean size (P=0.008) and proportion of bilateral cysts (P<0.001) were lower in the presence of functional cysts than benign tumors. Additionally, an anechoic pattern was more common among regressed functional cysts than among histologically proven functional cysts (P<0.001). In total, 105 (5.7%) patients required surgery for a functional cyst despite repeat ultrasonography.
CONCLUSION: Repeating ultrasonography prior to surgery may have only a limited ability to prevent unnecessary surgeries for functional cysts. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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