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Diagnostic accuracy of 2 mm microlaparoscopy
G Haeusler1, R Lehner, E Hanzal
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Vienna, Austria.
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
|August 1, 1996
Abstract
Objective:
To assess the diagnostic accuracy of a 2 mm microlaparoscope compared to the conventional 10 mm laparoscope.
Design:
A prospective study.
Patients And Methods:
Fifty-two patients underwent 2 mm and 10 mm laparoscopy in the same session. All procedures were videotaped and the quality of visualization for both methods was assessed by an independent investigator using a 3-step grading scale.
Results:
Diagnostic information was found to be similar for both methods.
Conclusion:
In most cases undergoing laparoscopy for diagnostic purposes 2 mm microlaparoscopy yields sufficient information to abandon the conventional 10 mm technique.