LA Demco

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
2002
·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(02)80040-8
review 2000
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

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…

other 1999
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

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 o…

1998
·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(05)80262-2
other 1996
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(96)80155-1

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…

other 1996
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists ·doi:10.1016/s1074-3804(96)80156-3

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…