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Endometrioma

Excisional surgery exhibits outcomes benefit vs. ablative surgery for endometrioma

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 29th, 2005

Excisional surgery exhibits some outcomes benefit vs. ablative surgery for ovarian endometrioma.

"The objective of this review was to determine which is the most effective technique for treating an ovarian endometrioma; excision or ablation. A systematic review employing the principles of the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group was undertaken," scientists writing in the journal Human Reproduction report.

"No randomized studies of the management of endometriomata by laparotomy were found," wrote R. Hart and colleagues. "Two randomized studies of the laparoscopic management of ovarian endometriomata of >3 cm in size were...

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