Evaluation of laparoscopic and open surgery in pregnant women with benign ovarian tumor

Objective: To evaluate the identification of influential factors for physician's choice of laparoscopic and open surgery against benign ovarian tumor during pregnancy. Design: We conducted the retrospective comparative analysis of 10 laparoscopic and 7 open surgeries for ovarian tumors performed during pregnancy in our hospital between April 2003 and March 2010 by clinical records. The laparoscopic surgery was performed under general anesthesia, either with intra-peritoneal or trans-peritoneal technique. Results: Statistical analysis revealed the following factors were significantly different between laparoscopic surgery and open surgery (p