Prevalence and Severity of Surgical Adhesions Among Women Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery at Women's Health Hospital

Patients will be recruited from the women at Women's Health Hospital Assuit University that will undergo laparoscopy for any cause. After the patients has been examined and put on a list for laparoscopy, they will be counselled about our study and its benefits. Written consent will be obtained.

All women will be subjected to the following:

1. History taking:

2. Personal history: demographic factors and age.

3. Obstetric history: parity, last delivery, history of abortion.

4. Menstrual history: regular or irregular cycles, P/C.

5. Past history: history of chronic diseases such as diabetes or hypertension, endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain and PID.

6. Surgical history: of any previous operations including abdomino-pelvic surgery (either laparoscopy or laparotomy) and caesarean section.

7. The complain of the patient and the indication of laparoscopy.

8. Clinical examination:

• General examination including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, BMI and pallor.
• Abdominal examination for scars of previous operations or fundal level.

3. Investigations: