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Excision of endometriotic cyst wall may cause loss of functional ovarian tissue.

Dilek U, Pata O, Tataroglu C, Aban M, Dilek S

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. umutkutludilek@yahoo.com

Management of ovarian cysts is still controversial especially when dealing with endometriomas. Cyst excision was accepted surgical method by many centers; however, relationship between the excision and the loss of functional ovarian tissue is still uncertain.

Published 27 February 2006 in Fertil Steril, 85(3): 758-60.
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