Nd:YAG laser laparoscopy for ovarian endometriomas

Kojima E, E. Kojima, M Morita, Morita M, Mineto Morita, K Otaka, Otaka K, Yano Y, Yudai Yano, Y Yano
The Journal of reproductive medicine · 1990 · vol. 35(6) , pp. 592–6 · PMID:2141641 · W26432827
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Nd:YAG laser laparoscopy with a sapphire probe treated ovarian endometriomas in 30 patients, leading to pregnancy in 6/16 and pain relief in 13/14 without complications.

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Thirty patients with ovarian endometriomas were treated with Nd:YAG laser contact irradiation via laparoscopy. The indications for laparoscopy were infertility (16) and dysmenorrhea (14). The laparoscopic procedures undertaken so far at our clinic were aspiration of chocolate cysts, removal of ovarian endometriomas, adnexal adhesiolysis, uterine nerve ablation, coagulation of peritoneal endometriosis and irrigation. No complications occurred. After undergoing this procedure, 6 of 16 patients achieved pregnancy, and 13 of 14 obtained pain relief. The serum CA-125 levels were significantly decreased postoperatively. We confirmed that contact irradiation with a cone-shaped sapphire probe provides an adequate incision and lysis at low power levels and that this method is an effective treatment for ovarian endometriomas.

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endometriosisdysmenorrheainfertility

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Endometriosis Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Laser Therapy Ovarian Neoplasms Adult Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Laser Therapy Laser Therapy Ovarian Neoplasms Ovarian Neoplasms Suture Techniques Suture Techniques

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