Pathological assessment of follicular loss in laparoscopic endometrioma excision: Effects of cyst size and surgeon's experience

Pınar Çağlar Aytaç, Pinar Caglar Aytac, Huriye Ayse Parlakgumus, Huriye Ayşe Parlakgümüş, Filiz Aka Bolat, Fılız Bolat, Tayfun Çok, Tayfun Cok, Bülent Haydardedeoğlu, Bulent Haydardedeoglu, Esra Bulgan Kilicdag, Esra Bulgan Kılıçdağ
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research · 2014 · vol. 41(2) , pp. 264–268 · doi:10.1111/jog.12529 · PMID:25345318 · W1890179323
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AIM: We planned to histologically demonstrate unintentional ovarian harm caused by excision of endometriomas. METHODS: One hundred and seven patients with 135 endometriomas had laparoscopic excision of endometriomas at a tertiary health-care clinic over a 6-year period. Records were obtained retrospectively and pathological specimens were reevaluated to demonstrate follicular loss. Tissue damage was scored morphologically and compared according to surgeons' experience and endometrioma size. RESULTS: Ovarian follicles were detected in 80% of endometrioma specimens near the cyst wall. Morphological scores of ovarian follicles were not affected by the surgeon's experience or endometrioma size. CONCLUSION: Surgical excision of endometriomas causes inevitable ovarian follicular loss. As observed in our study, this loss rate could not be traced to surgical experience or ovarian size.

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Clinical Competence Endometriosis Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Follicle Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Laparoscopy Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Follicle Retrospective Studies Young Adult

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