title: [Gynecologic laparoscopy at the ABC Hospital. Analysis of 882 cases].
abstract: The objective was to evaluate the indications and clinical evolution of patients treated with laparoscopy. Eight hundred eighty two women undergoing conventional laparoscopy for gynecological pathology, patients were not preselected, preoperative and postoperative data were registered retrospectively. Main indications to perform laparoscopy were dismenorrhea and infertility. Endometriosis and pelvic adhesions were the most frequent findings detected in the study subjects. Endoscopic treatment resulted in minimal complications and short postoperative stay. As conclusion classic laparoscopy is a safe and efficacious technique for treatment gynecological pathology.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital The American British Cowdray (ABC), Méx., D.F.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Díaz Argüello
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barrón Vallejo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rojas Poceros
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kably Ambe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000601:surgery; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies