Objective: To describe our experiences with laparoscopic management of complicated adnexal masses in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Design: Retrospective clinical study.
Setting: A teaching hospital.
Patient(s): Eleven patients with singleton pregnancy who underwent laparoscopic operation for complicated benign adnexal mass during their first trimester.
Intervention(s): Laparoscopic surgery for complicated adnexal masses.
Main outcome measure(s): Technical feasibility and safety.
Result(s): All of the patients had an uneventful recovery. Pregnancy was continued to term in nine patients (81.1%). Two patients (18.2%) had ongoing pregnancy at the time of writing.
Conclusion(s): Operative laparoscopy for complicated adnexal masses performed during early pregnancy is safe and feasible.