Large ovarian cysts assumed to be benign treated via laparoscopy

Table 1 Patient characteristics and operative details

Patient	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Mean
Age (years)	62	62	82	18	49	59	11	61	17	19	48	53	45
Maximum cyst diameter (cm)	34	16	25	26	32	33	20	13	18	41	25	17	25
Tumor markers	Normal	Normal	Normal	Ca 125: normal Ca 19.9:256	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Family history	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
CT scan	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Clinical presentation	Pain	Pain	Pain	Pain	Abdominal distension	Abdominal distension	Incidental finding	Incidental finding	Pain	Incidental finding	Incidental finding	Incidental finding
Operation time (min)	110	105	70	115	60	50	100	90	90	80	75	95	87
Fluids drained	8000	2500	3200	3500	15,000	7000	3000	1900	2700	12,000	3400	2600	5400
Number of ports	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Pathology	Mucinous borderline tumor	Serous borderline tumor	Serous cystadenoma	Mucinous cystadenoma	Mucinous cystadenoma	Mucinous cystadenoma	Mature cystic teratoma	Serous cystadenoma	Mature cystic teratoma	Cystadenofibroma	Mucinous borderline tumor	Cystadenofibroma
Procedure performed	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy	Adnexectomy
Postoperative discharge day	3	1	3	3	1	2	1	1	2	4	2	2