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Table 2 Diagnosis of patients

From: Comparing the experience of enhanced recovery programme for gynaecological patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open gynaecological surgery: a prospective study

Diagnosis

Procedure

Laparoscopy (N = 74)

Open (N = 70)

Endometrial cancer

27

8

Ovarian cancer

1

7

Primary peritoneal cancer

0

3

Cervical cancer

4

0

Endometrial hyperplasia

6

0

Fibroid uterus

9

23

Benign ovarian cyst

13

16

Endometriosis

1

3

Risk reducing surgery

6

0

Menorrhagia

4

7

Pelvic pain

2

3

Severe dyskaryosis with incomplete colposcopy

1

0

  1. Majority of the laparoscopic cases were performed for endometrial cancer whilst majority of the laparotomy cases were performed for fibroid uterus