LAPAROSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY FACILITATES REMOVAL OF OVARIAN DERMOID CYST

The applicability of laparoscopic perioperative ultrasonography was ev aluated in five patients with a specific type of dermoid cyst, The tum or was located near the ovarian hilus and had a round, echodense appea rance on ultrasonography. Using laparoscopic ultrasonography for local ization of the tumor and selection of the optimal approach to the tumo r surface, radical extirpation of the tumor was possible, Laparoscopic ultrasonography is a potential additional method in laparoscopic ovar ian resection, and it can be used to document immediately the radicali ty the operation.