What are the sequelae after ovarian cyst surgery?

Generally, there are no obvious symptoms in the early stages of ovarian cysts, so many people only discover that they have this disease during a gynecological examination. Experts point out that the most typical symptoms of ovarian cysts are lower abdominal discomfort, pain, increased leucorrhea that turns yellow, odor, menstrual disorders, and sometimes pain during sexual intercourse. Larger cysts require timely surgical treatment.

What are the sequelae after ovarian cyst surgery?

Experts say that any surgery may have sequelae. As long as it is a surgery, there will be risks, so ovarian cyst surgery is no exception. However, women do not have to worry too much. If women choose a regular hospital for surgery to treat ovarian cysts, if there is no infection after the operation and the wound heals well, there will generally be no sequelae. If traditional surgical treatment is used, the trauma will be relatively large and the recovery time will be long. Laparoscopic minimally invasive technology causes less trauma and quick recovery. In addition, if women pay attention to recuperation after the operation, there are generally no sequelae. Laparoscopic minimally invasive technology only removes cysts without affecting the ovaries and other organ tissues, and has no effect on women's future fertility.

The operation can easily cause premature birth. If an ovarian cyst is found in the late stage of pregnancy, it will hinder delivery and cause urinary retention or obstructive dystocia. Surgery for ovarian cysts and uterine fibroids in regular hospitals generally does not leave sequelae if there is no infection after the operation and the wound heals well. Traditional surgery is relatively traumatic and takes a long time to recover, while minimally invasive surgery is less traumatic and requires a quick recovery. A successful operation plus good postoperative recovery generally does not result in any sequelae.

Signs of ovarian cysts

1. Increased abdominal circumference and abdominal tumors

This is the most common phenomenon among patients. After suffering from ovarian cysts, patients will feel discomfort in the lower abdomen and feel that the waist is thickening. Lower abdominal discomfort is the initial symptom before the patient feels a lower abdominal mass. Due to the weight of the tumor itself and the influence of intestinal peristalsis and changes in body position, the tumor moves in the pelvic cavity, involving its pedicle and pelvic infundibulum ligament, causing the patient to have a feeling of distension and heaviness in the lower abdomen or iliac fossa. The most common complaints are abdominal enlargement and abdominal mass. Patients notice their enlarged abdomen only after they realize that their clothes or belts are too tight.

2. Abdominal pain

The pain caused by ovarian cysts may be continuous or dull. Malignant cysts often cause abdominal pain, leg pain, and pain, often causing patients to seek emergency treatment. Usually, huge ovarian tumors can cause dyspnea and palpitations due to compression of the diaphragm. Ovarian tumors combined with a large amount of ascites can also cause ovarian cysts blocking the birth canal and cause such symptoms. However, the dyspnea of ​​some patients with ovarian tumors is caused by unilateral or bilateral pleural effusion. If the tumor has no complications, there is very little pain. Therefore, if patients with ovarian tumors feel abdominal pain, especially if it occurs suddenly, it is mostly due to torsion of the tumor pedicle, or occasionally due to tumor rupture, bleeding or infection. In addition, malignant cysts often cause abdominal pain and leg pain, and the pain often causes patients to seek emergency treatment.

3. Menstrual disorders

Generally, ovarian cysts, even bilateral ovarian cysts, do not cause menstrual disorders because they do not destroy all normal ovarian tissue. Some uterine bleeding is not endocrine in nature. It may be caused by ovarian tumors that change the pelvic blood vessel distribution, causing endometrial congestion; or it may be caused by ovarian malignant tumors directly metastasizing to the endometrium. Menstrual disorders caused by endocrine tumors are often combined with other secretory influences.

4. Compression symptoms

Huge ovarian tumors can cause dyspnea and palpitations due to compression of the diaphragm. Ovarian tumors combined with a large amount of ascites can also cause these symptoms. However, the dyspnea of ​​some ovarian tumor patients is caused by unilateral or bilateral pleural effusion, and is often combined with ascites, forming the so-called Meigs syndrome.

The harm of ovarian cysts is serious. Huge benign ovarian cysts fill the entire abdominal cavity, increasing the intra-abdominal pressure, affecting the venous return of the lower limbs, and can lead to edema of the abdominal wall and bilateral lower limbs; while malignant ovarian cysts fixed in the pelvic cavity compress the iliac vein, often causing edema of one side of the lower limb. The pelvic and abdominal organs are compressed, causing dysuria, urinary retention, urgency or difficulty in defecation. Therefore, active treatment is required after the ovarian cyst is discovered.