TRANSVAGINAL ASPIRATION OF OVARIAN CYSTS - PROGNOSIS BASED ON OUTCOMEOVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD

Authors
WEINRAUB Z AVRECH O FUCHS C SCHNEIDER D GOLAN A BUKOVSKY I CASPI E EL RR
Citation
Z. Weinraub et al., TRANSVAGINAL ASPIRATION OF OVARIAN CYSTS - PROGNOSIS BASED ON OUTCOMEOVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD, Journal of ultrasound in medicine, 13(4), 1994, pp. 275-279
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Acoustics,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Journal of ultrasound in medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02784297
Volume
13
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
275 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0278-4297(1994)13:4<275:TAOOC->2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The success of transvaginal aspiration of ovarian cysts in terms of cy st dimensions, location, and content and the age of the women was eval uated in 35 women aged 17 to 76 years old. Three parameters proved imp ortant in predicting the outcome of aspiration: age of the woman (high er age = poorer prognosis for cure), maximum diameter of the cyst (lar ger diameter = poorer prognosis), and location (left-sided cysts have a poorer prognosis). Prognosis based on outcome indicates aspiration o f large cysts should be avoided in older women.