• Eleni Tsiampa, Eleftherios Spartalis, Gerasimos Tsourouflis, Dimitrios Dimitroulis, and Nikolaos Nikiteas.
• 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General & Maternity Hospital Helena Venizelou, Athens, Greece.
• Int. J. Clin. Pract. 2021 Dec 1; 75 (12): e14875.

Background/AimThe purpose of this article is to review the published literature on single-port laparoscopic (SPL) ovarian cystectomy and to assess whether the reduced port number affects the ovarian reserve in comparison with the conventional multiport laparoscopic (MPL) ovarian cystectomy.Materials And MethodsIt has been suggested that the most accurate marker of ovarian reserve is the Serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH). A review of the current literature was performed based on the preoperative and postoperative AMH after SPL and MPL ovarian cystectomy in adult patients with benign ovarian cysts.ResultsOvarian cystectomy causes a non-statistically significant reduction in AMH levels four weeks postoperatively in the SPL group compared to the MPL group [MD = 0.11, 95% CI (-0.01, 0.24), P =0 .07]. Operative time was significantly longer, and blood loss was significantly higher in the SPL group. No difference was reported in terms of major or overall postoperative complications between the two groups.ConclusionSPL cystectomy may be offered as a minimally invasive surgical alternative for patients who want to preserve their fertility, at the cost of higher blood loss and longer operative time.© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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