DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT OF BENIGN OVARIAN CYSTS BY TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND-GUIDED NEEDLE ASPIRATION

Purpose: The classic therapy for persistent symptomatic ovarian cysts has been surgical extirpation by means of laparoscopy or open laparotomy. Both of these procedures have the risks associated with anesthesia and the risks of infection, bleeding, bowel perforation, and adhesion formation with possible compromise of fertility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety, diagnostic importance and efficiency of transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration benign ovarian cysts. Methods and Materials: Ninety-six patients with probably benign ovarian and peritoneal cysts were submitted to transvagina…