Quistes gigantes de ovario. alternativa preoperatoria a través de la evacuación percutánea / Giant ovarian cysts: preoperative alternatives through percutaneous evacuation

ABSTRACT

...This report examines the characteristics of 6 patients with giant ovarian cysts. From february 1998 to may 2000 four of these patients underwent video-assisted preoperative percutaneous drainage, and the rest of the patients were submitted to open surgery. In pregnant patients the use of this technique decreases the complications during that period. The results obtained are presented and discussed. it is concluded that the preoperative aspiration of giant ovarian cysts is a valid alternative procedure for the management of this pathology