Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Aslam Javid, Muhammad Latif Aftab.
Role of Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Abdominopelvic Pathologies.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;8(3):527-30.

Aims: To see the diagnostic role of laparoscopy in cases of abdominopelvic pathologies to avoid unnecessary laparotomies and to enlist the postoperative complications associated with laparoscopy. Study design: Descriptive case series. Method: Forty patients with undiagnosed abdominopelvic pathologies were included in this study. Personal and preoperative clinical information of all the patients were entered into pre-designed proforma. Data were analyzed and all patients were fallowed-up for first week after operative to see the early postoperative complications. Results: Out of 40, 15 were male and 25 were female between 15 to 75 years. The diagnosis was abdominal tuberculosis in 19 patients, acute appendicitis in 5 patients and pelvic inflammatory disease in 5 patients. Conclusion: Diagnostic laparoscopy reduces the chances of unnecessary laparotomy by exact diagnosis, reduces scar size, complication related to surgery, operative time, hospital stay, having lesser morbidity and mortality.

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