title: Pelviscopic Survey in Eastern Germany
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus, Thiemstrabe 111, 03050 Cottbus, Germany.
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Riedel
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Camara
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brosche
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Blaut