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Experience with gynaecological laparoscopies in Wad Medani Hospital, Sudan
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan.
Objective:
To assess the value and safety of laparoscopy in gynaecological practice in a tertiary care centre in Sudan to determine the magnitude of tubal disease as an aetiological factor in female infertility.
Design:
A prospective case series study.
Setting:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a tertiary care Teaching Hospital in Sudan.
Subjects:
Seven hundred and three women selected for laparoscopy for various reasons.
Main Outcome Measures:
Indications for laparoscopy findings and complications.
Results:
Infertility was the main indication (94.32%). Tubal disease was diagnosed in 46.6% of all infertile women studied. The overall complication rate was 22.76 per 1000; two major complications and no death.
Conclusion:
Laparoscopy is a valuable and safe procedure and and is useful in solving patients' problems, especially infertility. Tubal disease is a major aetiological factor in female infertility.