But now she has her own crisis: a lump in her breast and an anguishing wait until after Christmas to learn the results of the diagnostic surgery.

The Yankees have mentioned the possibility of diagnostic arthroscopic surgery if the pain persists, a suggestion Orlando Hernandez said he was unsure about without elaborating.

Dr. Roland was a pioneer in the area of infertility and endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic surgery.

The original rehabilitation period, following the arthroscopic diagnostic surgery that was performed by Scott called for four weeks off.

He cautioned that although the method successfully identifies potential malignancies at an early stage, "so far, it does not eliminate the need for diagnostic surgery."

If these procedures do not yield enough tissue, more extensive diagnostic surgery may be necessary.

"No." Torre said that if the pain resurfaced, the next step would be diagnostic arthroscopic surgery, which would be the pitcher's decision.

Ms. Cler received a battery of tests and ultimately underwent diagnostic surgery to repair some tissue damage around her otherwise healthy right ovary.

"Lots of wild things went through my mind," said Camby, who had to undergo diagnostic arthroscopic surgery on the knee.

The degree to which it is torn will have to be determined through diagnostic arthroscopic surgery.