Diagnostic laparoscopy.
Six hundred fifty-eight laparoscopies were performed at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, between March 1, 1976 and February 28, 1977. One hundred sixty-eight (25.5%) were performed for diagnostic purposes. A review of the preoperative diagnoses and the laparoscopic findings demonstrates the value of laparoscopy as a diagnostic procedure.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010388:Pelvis