Why C?<br >Positions. Lights. Action!<br > An anesthetized woman s vital signs are monitored as the sur-<br >geon s blade deftly cuts into the patient s distended abdomen.<br > Their eyebrows arching quizzicall~ in marked contrast to the<br >somber confines of surgical masks， operating-room personnel stare<br >in wonderment.<br > There， right inside the woman s belly--surely the cameraman<br >will use a zoom lens!--lies a large pool of unclotted blood.<br > An observer murmurs， "But the working diagnosis was endo-<br >metriosis."<br > A young orderly asks， " What s endometriosis?"<br > The assistant explains， "Well， the lining of the uterus is called<br >the endometrium. Sometimes a pathologic condition sets in and<br >endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus--out in areas of the<br >pelvic cavity."<br > This conversational aside for the benefit of the TV audience<br >does not distract the surgical team. They had suspected an ovari-<br >an cyst. Now the pool of blood makes them think more in terms<br >of what doctors like to call "heroic measures."<br > They decide to remove both ovaries， as well as the uterus<br >and--for good measure--the appendix.<br > Fade to the next few months after discharge. The woman--let s<br >call her Anne--continues to suffer terrific abdominal pain along<br >with repeated bouts of abdominal bloating， belching， and indiges-<br >tion.<br > Good scenario for a medically oriented soap opera? Perhaps.<br >But the tragic fact is that this material did not come from a TV<br ><br >