DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY
| Autor: | AZHAR SHABBIR, AMER MIAN, KHADIJA ASHRAF, Ashraf Ali Mallhi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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| Zdroj: | The Professional Medical Journal. 13:555-562 |
| ISSN: | 2071-7733 1024-8919 |
| DOI: | 10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.04.4923 |
| Popis: | Objective: There are various disease conditions that require a definitivediagnosis before embarking on treatment. Common problems like pain abdomen and abdominal trauma are amongstthe problems that require an early diagnosis and prompt treatment. Non-invasive investigations like CT scan and MRImay be inconclusive. Study Design: This was a descriptive study. Setting: Surgical department of Combined MilitaryHospital Rawalpindi. Period: Jan 2002 to Jan 2003 Material and Methods: Various indications of diagnosticlaparoscopy were assessed with special reference to various modes of presentation. It included fifty patients. Clinicalsigns, symptoms and investigations were reviewed for these patients and records maintained. Patients were dividedin groups according to various modes of presentations. Results: Major indications for which it was done included thesemain groups: pain abdomen, staging and diagnosis of intra abdominal tumors, assessing abdominal trauma andassessment of female infertility. After the procedure the correlation between pre operative diagnoses and post operativefindings was studied. Conclusions: The diagnostic laparoscopy is a useful investigation that may help in avoidingunnecessary laparotomies but further studies are required to establish its precise role in the management of abovementioned indications. |
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