Findings in 200 consecutive asymptomatic women, having a laparoscopic sterilization.
Laparoscopic findings in 200 asymptomatic, healthy women having a sterilization were recorded; 148 patients (74%) had no abnormality and 52 patients had abnormalities comprising pelvic adhesions (14%), uterine fibromyomas (5%), endometriosis (3%) and ovarian or parovarian cysts (2%).
Trimbos
J B
JB
Department of Gynecology and Reproduction, University of Leiden Medical Center, The Netherlands.
Trimbos-Kemper
G C
GC
Peters
A A
AA
van der Does
C D
CD
van Hall
E V
EV
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010388:Pelvis; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000175:diagnosis