Combined ultrasonographically guided drainage and laparoscopic excision of a large ovarian cyst, ,

Large ovarian cysts are conventionally treated by laparotomy. We describe a technique of transabdominal drainage under ultrasonographic control followed by laparoscopic excision of an ovarian cyst that was 24 × 10 × 20 cm. This approach has the benefits of minimal-access surgery and is suitable for unilocular benign cysts of any size. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996;175:1377-8.)