Laparoscopic oophorectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy in the treatment of benign tubo-ovarian disease.

Laparoscopic oophorectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy was performed in 24 women using bipolar coagulation followed by scissors division of the infundibulopelvic ligament, the utero-ovarian ligament, and the broad ligament. Indications were pelvic pain secondary to ovarian adhesions from previous hysterectomy (nine cases, four with palpable masses), pelvic pain secondary to ovarian endometrioma (six cases, three with endometrioma greater than 10 cm); postmenopausal palpable ovary (five cases); pelvic mass secondary to dermoid cyst (one case); pelvic pain and mass secondary to large hydrosalpinx and ovarian endometrioma (two cases), and bilateral ovarian ablation for autoimmune disease (one case). There were no intraoperative or late complications. Relative safety of the procedure is acknowledged, with emphasis placed on meticulous surgical technique and knowledge of retroperitoneal anatomy.