Key result
Laparoscopic surgery lowers stress response and may shorten recovery versus laparotomy for benign pelvic diseases.
Why the study?
Laparoscopic surgery is suggested to reduce patient stress response and recovery time compared to laparotomy for pelvic benign diseases, but evidence is still growing.
Does laparoscopic surgery reduce stress response and recovery time compared to laparotomy in patients with pelvic benign diseases?
Does laparoscopic surgery reduce stress response and recovery time compared to laparotomy in patients with pelvic benign diseases?
Laparoscopic surgery is preferred over laparotomy for pelvic benign diseases to minimize patient stress response and recovery time.
May support laparoscopy to reduce stress in benign pelvic disease but should not yet change practice; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Growing evidence in the literature suggests that laparoscopic surgery should be performed instead of laparotomy for the treatment of pelvic benign diseases whenever feasible, as it results in a lower stress response on the part of the patient and possibly a shorter recovery time.
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Marana et al. (2000) studied this question. Laparoscopic surgery results in a lower patient stress response and possibly a shorter recovery time compared to laparotomy for the treatment of pelvic benign diseases.
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