Objective: To evaluate the role of inflammatory markers for distinguishing malignant and benign ovarian masses. Methods: Preoperative demographic, clinicopathologic, and laboratory variables were reviewed in patients with an ovarian mass th…
OBJECTIVE: To measure the prognostic value of the lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR) in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). METHODS: We retrospectively examined the LMR as a prognosticator in a cohort of 234 patients with EOC who u…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although laparoscopy is widely used in gynecologic surgery in adults, few studies have been undertaken to examine its use in young and adolescent patients. This study was conducted to investigate the safety and fe…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of 2 bipolar systems during total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH): the pulsed bipolar system (PlasmaKinetic; Olympus, Japan) vs. conventional bipolar electrosurgery (Kleppinger bipolar forceps; Richard Wol…