Laparoscopic management of benign ovarian tumors.

Forty-six consecutive cases of laparoscopic management of ovarian tumors are reported. In the present study, patients were not included if there was any suspicion of malignancy. Indications for laparoscopic management of ovarian tumors included ovarian cyst (n = 20), endometrioma (n = 22), dermoid cyst (n = 3) and gonadal dysgenesis (n = 1). Postoperative intra-abdominal bleeding occurred in one case in our series and laparotomy was then performed for check-up. The average hospital stay was 2.4 days. The entire tumor was removed through the infraumbilical incision or through the culdotomy. Laparoscopic management of ovarian tumors is a cost-effective and safe procedure.