Abstract

Ovaries and fallopian tubes are frequently affected by cystic pathology. Laparoscopic surgery to perform cystectomy, oophorectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy is the gold standard for the treatment of the presumed benign adnexal cysts [1,2]. Although their malignant transformation is a rare eventuality, the rules of oncological surgery stipulate that efforts must be used to prevent any risk of tumor dissemination if the definitive anatomopathological examination prove to be malignant [2–5]. Since open cystectomy exposes at the risk of cell dissemination, we most often perform closed cystectomy where possible. However, the time of extraction of the specimen represents a critical step in the progress of the operation, in terms of oncological security, particularly.

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