BRYAN R. KURTZ

Lasers have now been used laparoscopically in infertility surgery for over a decase. Use of the CO 2 laser at laparoscopy began independently in France, Israel and North America. Investigators have subsequently reported use of the argon, Nd…

Forty-seven patients underwent laser laparoscopic management of endometriomas from 3 to 12 cm in diameter. Eighteen patients had infertility, 15 had pelvic pain, and 14 had both. The types of laser used were the carbon dioxide, argon, and p…

Women's Health Research and Education Foundation, HCA West Side Hospital, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee