ReviewFrontiers in surgery2023
Minimally invasive surgery for ovarian endometriosis as a mean of improving fertility: Cystectomy vs. CO2 fiber laser ablation what do we know so far?
Review in Frontiers in surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Integrating IVF and Surgical Management in Endometriosis-Associated Infertility: A Review.Advances in therapy · 2026Review
- Analyzing the Risk Factors for Recurrence of Endometrioma and Dysmenorrhea in Patients with Endometriosis.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery on Quality of Life and Infertility in Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Comparison of Surgical Interventions for Endometrioma: A Systematic Review of Their Efficacy in Addressing Infertility.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- A Comprehensive Review of Advanced Diagnostic Techniques for Endometriosis: New Approaches to Improving Women's Well-Being.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
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- An algorithm for the pre-operative differentiation of benign ovarian tumours based on magnetic resonance imaging interpretation in a regional core hospital: A retrospective study.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2023Article
- Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Endometriosis: Birds of a Feather Flock Together-A Review.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- The Impact of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose Application during Cystectomy and Drainage in Endometrioma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Gynecology and minimally invasive therapyArticle
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Abstract
Minimally invasive surgery emerged in the 1980s as a safe and effective technique which requires smaller incisions and, usually, a shorter hospital stay compared to traditional surgery. Since then, minimally invasive surgery has expanded in many surgical specialties. One of its newest application in gynecology stands in the infertility management of young women with unexplained infertility or suspected endometriosis. In these cases, laparoscopy allows to diagnose and treat the disease aiming to increase at best the chances of spontaneous pregnancy or trough assisted reproductive technology. Nowadays, minimally invasive surgical approach of ovarian endometriosis consists of either laparoscopic cystectomy or ablative techniques such as laparoscopic CO2 fiber laser vaporization. Although cystectomy represents the gold standard according to the latest Cochrane review, some endometriosis experts are worried about its detrimental effect on healthy ovarian parenchyma and suggest preferring a less aggressive approach such as CO2 fiber laser vaporization. The aim of this review is to give an overview of the available evidences about the impact of the two surgical procedures on ovarian reserve markers and pregnancy outcome.
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