[A report on the efficiency of gynaecological laparoscopy (author's transl)].

Clinical experiences with laparoscopy as a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure in 700 female patients are reported. Indications included: Obscure palpatory findings (53 cases), pelvic pain (187 cases), infertility of unknown etiology (109 cases), tubal coagulation (188 cases), and treatment of adhesions, endometriosis, or cysts (104 cases). Complications incuded mild peritoneal emphysema (28 cases) and bleeding (14 cases); the procedure was interrupted in only 2 cases, however. Hemorrhage from the external iliac artery (1 patient), intestinal trauma (3 cases), and a break in the electric needle were also observed. There were no deaths. It is concluded that laparoscopy is an extremely useful procedure for the clarification of pelvic pain and other gynecological symptoms.