Laparoscopic Excision of a Large Degenerating Cystic Parasitic Adenomyoma

Traditionally, laparotomy was considered the standard of care for resection of most pelvic masses greater than 10  cm. With the advancement of laparoscopy and the skill level of minimally invasive surgeons, low risk patients with large benign appearing pelvic masses are more frequently being considered as good candidates for minimally invasive surgery. This is the case of a premenopausal patient with a 20 c m simple appearing cystic mass, who presented with severe abdominal pain and was taken to the operating room for surgical management.

Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - October 7, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: R.C. Handal-Orefice, N. Noel, L. Lei, P. Hendessi Source Type: research