Comparison of laparoscopic presacral neurectomy and laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation for primary dysmenorrhea
Chen, F.P.; Chang, S.D.; Chu, K.K.; Soong, Y.K.
Journal of Reproductive Medicine 41(7): 463-466
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0024-7758 PMID: 8829056 Document Number: 461091
OBJECTIVE: To compare laparoscopic presacral neurectomy and laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation for primary dysmenorrhea. STUDY DESIGN: Sixty-eight patients with primary dysmenorrhea and a poor response to medical treatment were randomized into two groups. One group (33 patients) had laparoscopic presacral neurectomy (LPSN) and the other group (35 patients), laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA). RESULTS: There were no complications, and all the patients left the hospital within 24 hours after surgery. The efficacy of both surgical methods was almost equal (87.9% vs. 82.9%) at the 3-month postoperative follow-up visit, but the efficacy of LPSN was significantly better than that of LUNA (81.8% vs 51.4%) at the 12-month visit. CONCLUSION: LPSN is a valid option for treating primary dysmenorrhea.