title: Findings in 200 consecutive asymptomatic women, having a laparoscopic sterilization.
abstract: 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%).
authors: Department of Gynecology and Reproduction, University of Leiden Medical Center, The Netherlands.
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Trimbos
authors: G C
authors: GC
authors: Trimbos-Kemper
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Peters
authors: C D
authors: CD
authors: van der Does
authors: E V
authors: EV
authors: van Hall
mesh_terms: 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