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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2015

Quality of life after single-port laparoscopic surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for benign gynecologic disease.

Jeong Min Eom, Kye Hyun Kim, Jin-Sung Yuk, Sung Il Roh, Jung Hun Lee

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jeong Min EomDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kye Hyun Kim
Jin-Sung Yuk
Sung Il Roh
Jung Hun Lee
Eulji University · KRKangbuk Samsung Hospital · KRMizMedi Hospital · KRNational Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of current study was to determine whether single-port laparoscopic surgery (SP-LS) improves the health-related quality of life (QoL) compared with conventional laparoscopic surgery (conventional LS) in women with benign gynecologic disease.

methodsWe performed a prospective case-control study from October 2010 to December 2012. A total of 273 women with benign gynecologic disease participated in this study, and 135 of them were in the SP-LS group and 138 in the conventional LS. We evaluated QoL after SP-LS or conventional LS. All patients were asked to complete short-form 36 (SF-36) QoL health surveys preoperatively and at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively.

resultsClinical characteristics and operative outcomes showed no significant differences between both groups. SP-LS had no benefits in QoL compared with conventional LS in the main categories, even though SP-LS showed statistically significant higher scores than conventional LS for the role of physical domain at 1 month postoperatively and for social function at 3 months postoperatively. In contrast to this, conventional LS had statistically significant higher scores than SP-LS for role function, bodily pain, general health, vitality, and emotional well-being at 6 months postoperatively.

conclusionsWith a 6-month follow-up, SP-LS does not offer a QoL benefit over conventional LS in women with benign gynecologic disease. However, a larger prospective randomized study would be required to confirm this.

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Quality of LifeAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenital Diseases, FemaleHumansLaparoscopyMiddle AgedProspective StudiesYoung Adult

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