evaluation of causes and results of laparoscopy in kosar hospital     nanbakhsh f [1] , mohaddesi h [2] *, yegansangi m [3] , mazloomi p [4]    received: 24 may, 2011 accepted: 6 july, 2011   abstract  background & aims: in the last 30 years, gynecologic laparoscopy has become a major surgical tool used to treat a multitude of gynecologic indications such as acute or chronic abdominal or pelvic...

The potential applications of operative laparoscopy have expanded with improvements in technology and instrumentation. With newly developed techniques to complete both pelvic and paraaortic lymph node dissection, the use of the laparoscope has increased in patients with pelvic malignancies. Gynecologic oncologists are currently incorporating the techniques of operative laparoscopy in the manage...

Operative laparoscopy is gaining popularity and widespread application in gynecology. In response to a survey on operative laparoscopy by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, the laparoscopic management of ovarian cysts was the third most common procedure reported. 1 Technological advances and appropriate training have allowed ovarian cystectomy to be performed laparoscopical...

in this paper, we discuss the present situation of laparoscopy in gynecology. there is no doubt that hospital stay, postoperative pain and convalescence are less when it is possible to treat gynecologic disease via laparoscopy. however, for reaching the final conclusion about the other effects of this kind of surgery, e.g., adhesion formation after operation, pregnancy rate, etc., a series of p...

context correct timing of diagnostic laparoscopy for unexplained infertility management remains as a debate for clinicians. a cost-effective strategy of diagnostic laparoscopy utilization for unexplained infertile patients is much needed. evidence acquisition detailed evaluation of the articles extracted from a “pubmed” and “cochrane database” search using “unexplained infertility and diagnosti...

OBJECTIVE To present an analysis of our experience with 22 consecutive cases of acute abdominal gynecologic emergencies managed with a laparoscopic approach. METHODS From March 1997 to October 1998, 22 patients with a diagnosis of acute abdominal gynecologic emergencies underwent laparoscopic intervention. A transvaginal ultrasound was performed on all patients preoperatively to supplement th...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate surgical outcomes for gynecologic surgery performed by single-incision laparoscopy compared with conventional multi-incision laparoscopy. DATA SOURCES We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and clinicaltrials.gov through August 2012. We also screened reference lists of retrieved articles and manually searched abstracts from conferenc...

Chronic pelvic pain is one of the most challenging gynecologic problems seen in primary care practice. Important causes of this problem include endometriosis, pelvic adhesions, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, and the syndrome of chronic pelvic pain without obvious pathology. The diagnostic approach to chronic pelvic pain begins with a careful medical history and physical examination in con...

INTRODUCTION Diagnostic accuracy of first-line sonographic evaluation by obstetrics/gynecology residents in determining the need for emergency surgery in women with acute pelvic pain is unknown. Aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of routine ultrasound evaluation by obstetrics/gynecology residents, available 24 hours a day, in patients with acute pelvic pain. METHODS A c...