title: Role of laparoscopy in the management of chronic pelvic pain.
abstract: Laparoscopy has rapidly become an important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in gynaecological surgery. The entity of chronic pelvic pain is best investigated laparoscopically before any treatment is planned. Often diagnosis and treatment can be a one-stage procedure.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Women's Health Care NHS Trust.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Dwarakanath
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Persad
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy