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ReviewFuture science OA2020

Applying the vaginal approach for benign ovarian cystectomy: current evidence and future applications.

Nicolas Galazis, Stephanie Mappouridou, Srdjan Saso, Konstantinos Lathouras, Joseph Yazbek

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Review in Future science OA, 2020. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nicolas GalazisWest London Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-2938
Stephanie MappouridouWest London Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK.
Srdjan SasoWest London Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK.
Konstantinos LathourasWest London Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK.
Joseph YazbekWest London Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaginal ovarian cystectomy has not gained wide acceptance owing to the potential difficulty in entering the cul-de-sac. We review the current evidence on vaginal approaches to benign ovarian cysts. Outcome measures of interest included time to return to work, patient satisfaction, surgical complications and length of hospital stay. Ten studies were included in this review and involving 525 patients. Vaginal ovarian cystectomy is overall safe and feasible in appropriately selected cases with no evidence of intrapelvic adhesions or endometriosis. These findings will need to be validated in appropriately powered studies, before reliable conclusions can be drawn. Furthermore, we emphasize the importance of ultrasound both preoperatively for case selection optimization and intraoperatively, as a means of guidance during posterior culdotomy.

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intraoperative ultrasoundvaginal ovarian cystectomyvaginal pelvic surgery

Identifiers

PMID32518685
PMCPMC7273401

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