LAPAROSCOPIC CONSERVATIVE REMOVAL OF OVARIAN DERMOID CYSTS

We compared the efficacy of two dissection methods of ovarian dermoid laparoscopic cystectomy in 41 women (age 17-38 yrs) who desired future fertility. Blunt dissection and scissors were used in 21 patients (gr oup A), and aquadissection in 20 (group B). The mean size of the cysts was comparable in both groups. The mean operating time for aquadissec tion was 59.3 minutes compared with 78.4 minutes for blunt dissection and scissors (p<0.05). Intraoperative spillage was significantly less common with aquadissection because with this method it is easier to av oid cyst rupture. No complication occurred with either method. Hospita l stay was similar in both groups. Operative laparoscopy is a safe and effective method in the management of ovarian dermoid cysts.