title: [Laparoscopic surgery].
abstract: Laparoscopy is a common and important technique in gynecology, oncology and general surgery. At first laparoscopy was used only as a diagnostic tool, but today it is also used for operations. We describe our experience with laparoscopies in 1155 patients, 923 of which were operative and 232 for diagnosis. Complications included: herniation (2 cases), subcutaneous hematoma (16), wound infection (6) and serous discharge (2). The laparoscopic technique is highly successful and efficient for both diagnosis and surgery. The complication rate is lower, hospitalization and recovery times shorter, and the cosmetic results are excellent.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital of the Emek, Afula.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lahav
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bustan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shalev
mesh_terms: D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology