PMID: 9632858Jun 20, 1998Paper

The role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of abdominal pain syndromes

Surgical Endoscopy
B A Salky, M B Edye

Abstract

Diagnostic laparoscopy plays a significant role in the evaluation of acute and chronic abdominal pain in the era of therapeutic laparoscopic surgery. We referred to our personal series of laparoscopy for both acute and chronic abdominal pain. This is a retrospective review of data accumulated prospectively between 1979 and the present. In our series, 387 consecutive patients underwent laparoscopy because of abdominal pain. In a group of 121 patients with acute abdominal pain, a definitive diagnosis was made in 119 cases (98%). Two patients needed laparotomy to confirm the diagnosis; both had a disease process that did not require laparotomy to treat. A definitive therapeutic laparoscopic procedure was performed in 53 cases 944%). In 45 patients (38%), a diagnosis was made that did not require therapeutic laparoscopy or laparotomy to treat. In the remaining 21 patients (17.5%), exploratory laparotomy was needed to treat the condition. In a chronic abdominal pain group of 265 patients, the etiology was established laparoscopically in 201 cases (76%). A definitive therapeutic laparoscopic procedure was performed in 128 patients (48%). There was a normal laparoscopic examination in 64 patients (24%). There was one false negative la...Continue Reading

Citations

Nov 15, 2006·Surgical Endoscopy·S-B KangY S Chang
Nov 18, 2000·Surgical Endoscopy·W Majewski
Nov 8, 2003·Surgery·Raymond P Onders, Elizabeth A Mittendorf
Feb 19, 1999·Journal of the American College of Surgeons·G C Oliver
Oct 24, 2000·The British Journal of Surgery·A J MaloufA B MacGregor
Sep 21, 2000·Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part a·A J BremersW A Bemelman
Sep 21, 2000·Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part a·E M SözüerZ Yilmaz
Apr 5, 2003·Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part a·A SannaA Donini
Apr 24, 2003·Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques·Dingeman J SwankHans Jeekel
Jul 3, 2004·Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology·Dingeman J Swank, Hans Jeekel
Feb 6, 2007·Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques·Pradeep K ChowbeyManish Baijal
Sep 2, 2006·World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES·Oliver WarrenAra Darzi
May 31, 2012·JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons·Lena Perger, Oliver J Muensterer
Mar 25, 2016·The Indian Journal of Surgery·Anil RathodBhupendra Mehera
Dec 2, 2010·Journal of Minimal Access Surgery·Gouda M El-Labban, Emad N Hokkam
Dec 2, 2004·The Surgeon : Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland·M G TytherleighA Gordon
Jun 29, 2005·Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie·P BuissonY Heloury
Apr 6, 2004·Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America·Martin Keuchel, Friedrich Hagenmüller
Jun 15, 2007·International Journal of Surgery·Chinnusamy PalaniveluPidigu Seshiar Rajan
Sep 2, 2010·International Journal of Surgery·P SanjayS Yalamarthi
Nov 3, 2016·Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India·Supriya Pani, Padhy Biren
Jan 5, 2002·Clinical Pediatrics·K Khan, H L Sharp
May 23, 2014·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Hernando G GaitánVanessa M Elias
Mar 8, 2000·Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part a·C S Ou, R Rowbotham
Jun 28, 2005·Annals of Saudi Medicine·Gokhan IcozMustafa Korkut

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Surgical Endoscopy
M E KlingensmithD C Brooks
Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
P BuissonY Héloury
Surgery
Raymond P Onders, Elizabeth A Mittendorf
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved