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Abstract The evolving laparoscopic technology has enabled endoscopic management of most adnexal masses. Laparoscopy has been widely accepted as a standard diagnostic and therapeutic method for adnexal masses with a low risk for malignancy. However, there are concerns regarding laparoscopic management of adnexal masses including misdiagnosis of ovarian malignancies, tumor spillage during operation, and inability to perform a complete staging procedure. There are few published studies that review out comes in patients who are not specifically thought to be at low risk for malignancy. Dottino et al, in 1999 has reported a four- year experience with laparoscopic management of adnexal masses in patients at high and low risks for cancer at Mount Sinai School of Medicine from 1992 to 1996. The aim of this study is the evaluation of the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic management of benign &suspicious appearing adnexal masses in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. And to assess operative complications associated with this approach. We performed a retrospective study of patients undergoing laparoscopic management of adnexal masses over a 4- year period from July 1st 2004 to June 30th 2008. All the patients were treated in Obstetrics & Gynecology Department of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. |