title: [Endometriosis as an unexpected finding during laparoscopy on sterile women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Assessment of the laparoscopy as endoscope method at diagnosing as unsuspected finding at sterile women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Studying is retrospective and includes 20 years period of time (1976-1996). We have examined the documentation of 912 patients on whom performed laparoscopy. 678 from them have been primary and 234 have been with secondary sterility.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We have established the following findings: cases only with endometriosis--164 patients; endometriosis and polycystic disease of the ovaries--11 patients; endometriosis and tubal sterility--42 patients; endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)--56 patients; endometriosis and uterus myomatosus--6 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diagnosis of endometriosis by laparoscopy effectively helps in the further treatment of sterile women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, High Medical, Plovdiv.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kichukova
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uchikova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Velevski
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009214:Myoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology