Table 2 Laparoscopic management of adnexal masses during pregnancy (1992–2003)

Guerrieri et al. [27]

1994

1

?

None

None

Howard and Vill [28]

1994

2

2nd trimester

None

None

Levy et al. [29]

1995

3

2nd trimester

Pre-term labour (1)

1

Parker and Childers [4]

1996

12

9–17 weeks

None

None

Tazuke et al. [30]

1996

9

2nd trimester

PROM at 31 weeks (1)

?

Neiswender and Toub [31]

1997

2

15–18 weeks

None

None

Morice et al. [32]

1997

6

6–13 weeks

Recurrence torsion (1)

None

Nezhat et al. [33]

1997

9

16 weeks

None

None

Yuen and Chang [34]

1997

16

13–15 weeks

None

None

Soriano et al. [9]

1999

39

1st trimester

Congenital malformations (2)

?

First trimester miscarriages (5)

Andreoli et al. [10]

1999

7

6–27 weeks

Tocolytic agents for contractions (1)

2

Pre-term delivery 35 weeks (1)

Moore and Smith [35]

1999

14

11–21 weeks

Mild peritonitis (1)

None

IUFD 31 weeks (1)

Mattei [36]

1999

2

9–11 weeks

None

None

Bassil et al. [18]

1999

1

25 weeks

Premature labour

None

33-Week twins (1)

None

Kim et al. [17]

2000

1

3rd trimester

None

None

Abu-Musa et al. [37]

2001

1

16 weeks

None

None

Stepp et al. [38]

2003

11

13–22 weeks

Tocolysis for contractions (2)

None

Mathevet et al. [5]

2003

47

6–33 weeks

Second trimester miscarriage (1)

2

Tocolytic agents for contractions (3)

Pre-term delivery 35–36 weeks (3)

Gastroschisis (1)

Oelsner et al. [7]

2003

192^a

?

Fever (3)

?

Asthma and vomiting (1)

PPROM at 21 weeks (1)

Threatened abortion 13 weeks (1)

Pre-term delivery <35 weeks (5)

Intra-uterine growth restriction (6)

Abortions (15)

Anomaly (6)

Present study

2003

11

7–17 weeks

IUFD 24 weeks (1)

2