title: Diagnostic accuracy of 2 mm microlaparoscopy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the diagnostic accuracy of a 2 mm microlaparoscope compared to the conventional 10 mm laparoscope.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-two patients underwent 2 mm and 10 mm laparoscopy in the same session. All procedures were videotaped and the quality of visualization for both methods was assessed by an independent investigator using a 3-step grading scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Diagnostic information was found to be similar for both methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In most cases undergoing laparoscopy for diagnostic purposes 2 mm microlaparoscopy yields sufficient information to abandon the conventional 10 mm technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haeusler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lehner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hanzal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kainz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D011446:Prospective Studies