Keywords
Ovarian cysts
Therapeutics
Gynecology
Polycystic ovary syndrome
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Abstract
Objective: To identify the evidence available in the literature about the best gynecological management in human ovarian cysts. Methods: Integrative literature review. The searches were in the following databases: Public Medline (PUBMED), Sci-Verse Scopus (SCOPUS), Web of Science (WoS), Virtual Health Library (VHL): Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS) and Medline (MEDars on LINE) searched for articles indexed from 2017 to 2021 following six steps. Results: A total of 658 publications in all databases were evaluated, after applying exclusion criteria, 21 studies analyzed with exhaustive reading, 9 studies were included in the review. The studies showed laparoscopy as a safe and effective surgical procedure in the treatment of ovarian cyst and pointed to the importance of knowing the characteristics of the cyst, size, presence of malignancy, to choose the best ovarian cyst treatment. Final considerations: The studies show that the gynecological management can vary from the surgical to the expectant with follow-up of the evolution of the cyst.