Do we more often opt for conservative management of ovarian tumors after changing the Dutch national guideline on enlarged ovaries? A nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Increasing evidence shows that conservative management of ovarian tumors classified as benign, based on ultrasound assessment, is safe. Therefore, conservative management has been adopted as the preferred strategy for certain ovarian tumors assessed as benign in the Dutch national guideline on enlarged ovaries in 2013. The aim of this study was to examine whether implementation of this guideline has led to changes in the number of women/100 000 women undergoing surgery for an ovarian tumor in the Netherlands.

Material and methods

Histopathology reports were requested for all examinations of ovarian and fallopian tube specimens (including cyst enucleations) registered in Palga, the Dutch nationwide pathology databank, from 2011 (before guideline adaptation) and 2

SUBMITTER: Lems E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502431 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature