S kkkk or peritoneoscopy, is a procedure rarely associated with peritoneal infection, as
documented in this article. We shall exclude from detailed discussion su-perficial wound …

Upper genital tract infection was investigated in 45 women admitted to hospital for
suspected acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Salpingitis was diagnosed by …

In women of reproductive age the usefulness of laparoscopy in diagnosing acute
appendicitis was evaluated. Eighty-six women underwent diagnostic laparoscopy. There …

Women with laparoscopically verified acute salpingitis (AS) were studied, and 151 were
classified as having: chlamydia-associated AS (C-AS), gonococcal-associated AS (G-AS) …

The conventional approach to the diagnosis of acute salpingitis is based primarily upon
three lines of enquiry-history, physical examination and laboratory investigations (Rich ard …

~ s~ ndenceto: Dr GL Ridgway, Department of Clinical weibiology, University College
Hospital, Grafton Way, London E6AU, UK the laparoscope to confirm a clinicaldiagnosis of …

Diagnostic laparoscopy is of most value in the evaluation of infertility and for completing the
gynaecological investigation of obscure cases of chronic pelvic pain. Its use to exclude …

To determine the microbiological causes of pelvic inflammatory disease, 43 women with
acute salpingitis (AS) and 160 controls were studied. Amongst AS women there were …

To define and quantitate histologic changes in the endometrium that best correlate with
documented upper genital tract infection (UGTI) and laparoscopically diagnosed acute …

An analysis was made of the history of 820 patients who underwent diagnostic laparoscopy
for infertility reasons. Events in the patient's history related to abdominal surgery, infection of …