title: Laparoscopic finding in Thai women with chronic pelvic pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the laparoscopic findings in Thai women with chronic pelvic pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Gynecology Endoscopy unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical records of Thai women with chronic pelvic pain undergoing laparoscopic diagnosis from January 1996 to December 2001 at King Chulalongkorn Hospital were reviewed. Patients' characteristics and laparoscopic findings were reviewed and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and ten eligible women were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 33.9 +/- 7.2 years old (16-54 years old). Sixty-seven (60.90%) women had endometriosis, 14 (12.73%) women had pelvic adhesion, 4 (3.64%) women had myoma uteri, 4 (3.64%) women had tubal occlusion and 13 (11.81%) women had normal findings. The majority (38.15%) of endometriosis findings were in minimal stage of American Fertility Society (AFS) scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The vast majority of causes of chronic pelvic pain in women in this study was pelvic endometriosis. Laparoscopic diagnosis was an important tool for identifying the causes in Thai patients.
authors.affiliation: Gynaecologic Endosocpy Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Suvit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bunyavejchevin
authors.forename: Tassawan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rungruxsirivorn
authors.forename: Pitcha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pinchantra
authors.forename: Wirach
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wisawasukmongchol
authors.forename: Somchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suwajanakorn
authors.forename: KhunyingKobchitt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Limpaphayom
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology