"Wadia Syndrome" Correlation of Laparoscopic Findings in the Tuberculosis Abdomen

The author has the experience of assessing tuberculosis in the abdomen through the laparoscope. Since 1982 all cases of diagnostic laparoscopy done in the department have been on videotape. This provides a unique collection that allows for teaching and subsequent review of the tapes to determine the treatment results. The clinical signs, laboratory tests and laparoscopic findings are summarized as the "Wadia Syndrome." We have seen many lesions which have regressed with treatment, but the most important factor is that 2/3 of the patients so diagnosed with infertility have conceived. The study has extended from 1968 to present date and over 15,000 cases have been studied in these 25 years. Videotapes have routinely been done in the department since 1982, but not in camps outside Bombay, where many studies have been done.