Endoscopic infertility surgery.

Abstract

Since the introduction of endoscopy by Jacobaeus in 1910, there has been a dramatic change in the pattern of and approach to the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases of the female reproductive organs. The advances in techniques of operative endoscopy, in high technology and in instrumentation (such as endoscopes, video cameras and videomonitors) have made it possible to perform laparoscopically many of the infertility-related procedures previously requiring laparotomy. The advantages of such surgery are the rapid recovery time, decreased time lost from work, smaller scars, reduced cost, avoidance of risks and complications of laparotomy, and, perhaps, better results.