Jung Hun Lee, Joong Sub Choi, Seung Wook Jeon, Chang Eop Son, Jong Woon Bae, Jin Hwa Hong, Kyo Won Lee, Yong Seung Lee
OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic incidental appendectomy during laparoscopic surgery for endometrioma. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective study of 356 patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for endometrioma with appendectomy (appendectomy group, n = 172) or not (nonappendectomy group, n = 184). Primary outcome measures were operating time, hemoglobin change, hospital stay, return of bowel activity, and any complications...
January 2011: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology