title: [Gynecologic laparoscopic surgery].
abstract: In Japan, endoscopic surgeries are covered by health insurance only when they are performed for benign diseases. Actually, endoscopic surgery is performed for the treatment of benign diseases in most cases. However, it is difficult to precisely know what types of cases are currently treated with laparoscopic procedures in Japan. The Japan Society of Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery performed a survey to examine the frequency of the use of endoscopic surgery for the first time in Japan, and reported the results. In this article, we described the present situation and problem of gynecologic laparoscopic surgery in Japan from the results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kinki University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umemoto
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tobiume
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kotani
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoshiai
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*