[Role of laparoscopy in diagnosis and therapy of pain syndromes of the small pelvis in women].

An analysis was done of 36 female patients with chronic pain in the small pelvis, not regressing after long-term treatment with antibiotics on an outpatient basis. During laparoscopic examination the following was diagnosed: post-inflammatory changes in 61.3%, varicosity of the parametrium in 11.0%, ovarian cysts, ovarian polycystic degeneration, foci of endometriosis, and postoperative adhesions were diagnosed in an equal per cent of 5.5%. During laparoscopy 21 operations were carried out. The obtained results prove that laparoscopy is a valuable diagnostic and therapeutic method.