1196 Cases of Pelviscopic Surgery

Cho, Kyoung Ho; Shin, Yang Ho; Sawn, Young Nam; Lee, Ki Man; Seo, Dai Won; Jeong, Woo Gill

Abstract

To evaluate the efficacy of pelviscopic surgery in gynecologic patient, we have reviewed 1196 patients treated pelviscopically from June 1992 to November 1996. The results of this study were summarized as follows; 1. The common indication were ectopic pregnancy(44.6%), ovarian cyst(14.0%), and myoma uteri(10.5%). 2. The major types of surgery were salpingectomy(24.8%), cystectomy(12.6%), salpingostomy(9.9%), adhesiolysis(6.5%),and myomectomy(5.8%). 3. The age of the patients ranged from 15 to 79 years and the mean age was 30.8 years. 4. the mean parity of the patients was 1.24. 5. The mean duration of hospitalization was 3.2 days. 6. The most common complication was hemorrhage at the trocar site, but it was controlled without difficulty.