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The management of ovarian cysts by sono‐guided transvaginal cyst aspiration
Author(s) -
Lee ChyiLong,
Lai YingMing,
Chang ShiuhYang,
Chang MingYang,
Shueh Swei,
Soong YungKwei
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870210807
Subject(s) - medicine , cyst , curettage , ovarian cyst , surgery , fine needle aspiration , radiology , biopsy
Nineteen transvaginal, sono‐guided ovarian cyst punctures were performed in 18 patients. These patients, who were high surgical risks, were diagnosed to possess benign ovarian tumors as revealed with sonography. Aspiration curettage of the inner surface of the cyst present during aspiration was also performed to facilitate cytologic diagnosis. The recurrence rate was 11.1%. Sono‐guided transvaginal cyst aspiration has been demonstrated here to be the treatment of choice for dealing with an ovarian cyst in patients at high surgical risk. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.