Pelviscopic Survey in Eastern Germany
In 1994 a survey conducted in eastern Germany reported 27,595 pelviscopies from 101 clinics and 3307 hysteroscopies from 53 clinics. Clinics reported 129 serious complications by pelviscopy that required laparotomy or second-look laparoscopy. The complication rate was 4.6/1000 procedures. One death occurred during pelviscopy and none during hysteroscopy. The trend to perform endoscopy was 71.7% for pelviscopy and 80.5% for hysteroscopy, which is continuously increasing.
Riedel
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Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus, Thiemstrabe 111, 03050 Cottbus, Germany.
Camara
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Schulze
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Brosche
T
Blaut
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