title: Culdoscopy--useful or useless?
abstract: With the increased use of laparoscopy as a diagnostic method in gynecologic practice, the continued usefulness of culdoscopy has been questioned. The author presents his experience with 402 culdoscopies, listing indications, anesthesia used, results and complications. There was a 4.7% failure rate and a 1.7% complication rate. No permanent damage or death occurred.
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003464:Culdoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010388:Pelvis; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology