[Pelvic pain--appendiceal diseases and laparoscopic treatment]

The authors describe the diagnostic problem of "pelvic pain" by the laparoscopic approach. They draw attention to the high percentage of appendicopathies revealed during laparoscopic revisions on account of this diagnosis. They describe their own laparoscopic procedure, its advantages ad universal application which makes it possible to perform not only laparoscopic appendectomies but also other laparoscopic operation of organs of the pelvis minor as well as cholecystectomies. In the discussion they draw attention to the important number of other findings which usually are not detected during classical operations and where the laparoscopic approach is also important.