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9890229

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
This review was undertaken to ascertain whether the low usage of laparoscopic surgery in gynaecology resulted from unacceptable complication rates and long operating times. The safety and efficacy of laparoscopic surgery has been compared to that of laparotomy. Reports of controlled or comparative trials of laparoscopic gynaecological surgery for adhesions, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, oophorectomy, myomectomy and laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) have been reviewed between 1984 and 1997. Although further multicentre controlled trials may improve the assessment of complication rates for both laparotomy and laparoscopy procedures, laparoscopy appears to be as safe as laparotomy and generally has the advantage of shorter hospital stay and earlier return to normal activities. Except for LAVH, operating times of laparoscopic surgery are similar to that of laparotomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0004-8666
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
440-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The place of laparoscopic surgery in surgical gynaecology.
pubmed:affiliation
Melbourne Gynoscopy, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review