[Gynecological laparoscopy. A 5-year retrospective study on laparoscopy at the Technical University of Munich]

In a retrospective study we evaluated the results of 598 laparoscopies which had been carried out in the years 1973 through 1977 at the Women's hospital of the Technical University in Munich. A considerable increase in pelviscopic tube sterilizations could be observed. Severe complications resulting in a laparotomy occurred in 0,5% of the cases. For laparoscopic operations the medical indication was restricted, whereas it was generously applied for the differential diagnosis of an ectopic gravidity. The sterilization techniques most frequently used at the moment are the bi-polar high-frequency technique and--to a smaller extent--the light-current coagulation technique. The uni-polar high-frequency technique can be regarded as obsolete. As far as a restoration of fertility is concerned, the individual application of the various sterilization methods can be expected for the future.