1. Comparison of subsequent pregnancy outcomes after surgery for adnexal masses performed in the first and second trimester of pregnancy.
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Zou, Gen, Xu, Ping, Zhu, Libo, Ding, Shaojie, and Zhang, Xinmei
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SECOND trimester of pregnancy , *FIRST trimester of pregnancy , *PREGNANCY , *PREMATURE labor , *CESAREAN section , *RESEARCH , *PREMATURE infants , *RESEARCH methodology , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *EVALUATION research , *MEDICAL cooperation , *PREGNANCY outcomes , *COMPARATIVE studies , *PREGNANCY complications , *LAPAROSCOPY , *RESEARCH funding , *ADNEXAL diseases - Abstract
Objective: To determine whether surgery for adnexal masses in the first trimester of pregnancy affects subsequent pregnancy outcomes compared to surgery in the second trimester.Methods: Data were retrospectively reviewed from women who underwent adnexal mass surgery before 26 weeks of gestation at a university hospital between July 2008 and June 2018. Women who underwent surgery in the first trimester were classified as group 1 (n=78) and those in the second trimester were classified as group 2 (n=48). Information on clinical characteristics and pregnancy outcomes was obtained from medical records and follow-up interviews and compared between two groups.Results: There were no differences in age, parity, mass size, laparoscopy, and operation time between the two groups. A total of 98 cases were confirmed as ovarian torsion, including 72 cases in group 1 and 26 cases in group 2. Accordingly, adnexectomy was performed more often in group 1 (P=0.002). No significant differences concerning the rate of abortion, preterm birth, or cesarean delivery were found.Conclusion: Surgery for adnexal masses performed in the first trimester is almost as safe as that in the second trimester. Surgery should be performed for women with a complex adnexal mass in the first trimester to avoid unfavorable complications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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