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Endometriosis has been examined in numerous ways and, primarily, it presents in two forms: painful, often associated with minimal findings; and non-painful, often associated with marked disease. The focus of this review article is to examin…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the value of Patient Assisted Laparoscopy (PAL) in the diagnosis of pelvic pain. METHODS: One hundred patients with pelvic pain were assessed by the procedure of Patient Assisted Laparoscopy to determine the cause of…

With the development of better optics, laparoscopes of small diameter now give the surgeon the same view as large 10-mm laparoscopes. This in turn, allows laparoscopy to be performed with local rather than general anesthesia. Because the re…

Traditionally, surgeons had to diagnose endometriosis and determine themselves which lesions were painful, since the patients were anesthetized. Performing laparoscopy under local anesthesia allows the woman to assist the physician in decid…