Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 06(02), 239-244
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2020.6.2.0143
Received on 05 May 2020; revised on 10 May 2020; accepted on 12 May 2020
Laparoscopy is an endoscopic procedure, which has become an integral part of the evaluation of conditions involving the female reproductive organs. This study retrospectively evaluated all the 420 diagnostic laparoscopic gynaecological procedures performed over the last ten years in an endoscopic gynaecology unit at a tertiary-level hospital. The women’s clinical characteristics, the indications for the laparoscopic procedure, the intraoperative findings and complications were evaluated. Ethical approval was obtained from The Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Research and Development (R&D). A simple percentage method was used for statistical analysis. The main indications for diagnostic laparoscopy in gynecology were infertility and chronic pelvic pain. However, in most procedures for chronic pelvic pain, no significant laparoscopic abnormalities justifying this diagnosis were found. There was no mortality or conversion to open laparotomy in this series. Diagnostic laparoscopy for gynecological indications is safe and wider application of this modern technology is recommended for our practice.
Diagnostic laparoscopy; Primary amenorrhea; Infertility; Chronic pelvic pain; Endometriosis
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Annan John Jude Kweku, Asubonteng Gerald Owusu, Konney Thomas Okpoti and Reindorf Roderick Emil Larsen. Experience with diagnostic laparoscopy for gynaecological indications. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 6(2), 239-244. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2020.6.2.0143