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Table 1 Findings during diagnostic laparoscopy

From: Chronic abdominal pain: the role of adhesions and benefit of laparoscopic adhesiolysis

 

Klingensmith et al. (1996) [33]

Salky and Edye (1998) [32]

Onders and Mittendorf (2003) [30]

Swank et al. (2003) [50]

Paajanen et al. (2005) [6]

Number of patients

34

265

70

340

72

Pathology (%)a

  Adhesions

58

26

56

96

85

  None

30

24

14

2

8

  Hernia

9

2

19

1

1.4

  Abnormal appendix

3

26

16

1

1.4

  Endometriosis

6

3

4

–

–

  Abnormal gallbladder

3

2

3

2

–

  Miscellaneous

6

20

–

2

5.5%b

  1. aSome patients had more than one finding
  2. bUnspecified gynecological disorders