title: Stress responses to endoscopic surgery.
abstract: Growing evidence in the literature suggests that laparoscopic surgery should be performed instead of laparotomy for the treatment of pelvic benign diseases whenever feasible, as it results in a lower stress response on the part of the patient and possibly a shorter recovery time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marana
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Margutti
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marana
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000209:etiology*