Laparoscopic management of acute abdominal emergencies

Use of minimally invasive approaches to acute abdominal surgical emergencies has increased in recent decades. Uptake has been slower than for elective surgery, however, with concerns regarding inadvertent injury and operative time being most frequently cited. Laparoscopy for abdominal pain has shown to be safe and is a useful diagnostic procedure in the context of unexplained abdominal pain. Minimally invasive surgery has also been shown to be the approach of choice in appendicitis and cholecystitis.
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Emergency surgery Source Type: research