Study Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of CO2 laser treatment and parameters correlated with recurrence in patients with Bartholin gland abscesses treated using this approach. Design: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). Setting: University hospital. Patients: One hundred forty-seven patients who met eligibility criteria. Intervention: Preoperative ultrasound evaluation of Bartholin gland lesions and CO2 laser treatment. Measurements and Main Results: All patients received CO2 laser therapy, with median operative time 15 minutes (range, 12-35 minutes). Median postoperative stay was 1 hours (range, 1-4 hours). Estimated 3-year relapse-free rate was 88.56%. Lesion wall thickness 0.5-1.5 mm, multilocular lesion, and hyperechogenic lesion were correlated with recurrence. Conclusion: CO2 laser of Bartholin gland abscesses could be a valid option. Ultrasound characteristics of Bartholin gland lesions could predict lesion recurrence rate. © 2013 AAGL.
CO2 Laser Treatment for Bartholin Gland Abscess: Ultrasound Evaluation of Risk Recurrence / DI DONATO, Violante; Bellati, Filippo; Assunta, Casorelli; Giorgini, Margherita; Perniola, Giorgia; Marchetti, Claudia; Palaia, Innocenza; BENEDETTI PANICI, Pierluigi. - In: JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY. - ISSN 1553-4650. - 20:3(2013), pp. 346-352. [10.1016/j.jmig.2012.12.003]
CO2 Laser Treatment for Bartholin Gland Abscess: Ultrasound Evaluation of Risk Recurrence
DI DONATO, VIOLANTE;BELLATI, FILIPPO;GIORGINI, MARGHERITA;Giorgia Perniola;MARCHETTI, CLAUDIA;PALAIA, INNOCENZA;BENEDETTI PANICI, PIERLUIGI
2013
Abstract
Study Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of CO2 laser treatment and parameters correlated with recurrence in patients with Bartholin gland abscesses treated using this approach. Design: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). Setting: University hospital. Patients: One hundred forty-seven patients who met eligibility criteria. Intervention: Preoperative ultrasound evaluation of Bartholin gland lesions and CO2 laser treatment. Measurements and Main Results: All patients received CO2 laser therapy, with median operative time 15 minutes (range, 12-35 minutes). Median postoperative stay was 1 hours (range, 1-4 hours). Estimated 3-year relapse-free rate was 88.56%. Lesion wall thickness 0.5-1.5 mm, multilocular lesion, and hyperechogenic lesion were correlated with recurrence. Conclusion: CO2 laser of Bartholin gland abscesses could be a valid option. Ultrasound characteristics of Bartholin gland lesions could predict lesion recurrence rate. © 2013 AAGL.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
