Current state of office laparoscopic surgery.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To summarize office laparoscopic surgery practice profiles with emphasis on microlaparoscopy. DESIGN Survey (Canadian Task Force classification III). SETTING General gynecology and reproductive endocrinology laparoscopic surgery practices in the United States and abroad. INTERVENTION Surveys were distributed to members of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists during 1999. PARTICIPANTS Of 6200 members to whom surveys mailed, 1504 (24.3%) responded. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Of these respondents, 114 (7.6%) perform office laparoscopy and 187 (12.4%) microlaparoscopy. CONCLUSION Clinicians who perform office laparoscopy are more likely to perform microlaparoscopy than macrolaparoscopy. The 2-mm microlaparoscope is preferred by most physicians.

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