title: Complications of laparoscopy.
abstract: Five years' experience with the laparoscope raises doubts about its continued use for sterilization. As a diagnostic tool, however, it serves a useful function.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000007:Abdominal Injuries; D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D002056:Burns; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000175:diagnosis; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis; D018805:Sepsis; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000379:methods; D013924:Thrombophlebitis; D014946:Wound Infection; D014947:Wounds and Injuries