Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy or thoracoscopy may be a valuable screening investigation in physiologically non-compromised patients with penetrating trauma to detect or exclude peritoneal penetration and/or diaphragmatic injury . Laparoscopy may be divided into: /uni25CF screening: used to exclude a penetrating injury with breach of the peritoneum; /uni25CF diagnostic: finding evidence of injury to viscera; /uni25CF therapeutic: used to repair the injury . In most institutions, evidence of penetration requires a lap arotomy to evaluate organ injury as it is di ffi cult to exclude all intra-abdominal injuries laparoscopically . When used in this role laparoscopy reduces the non-therapeutic laparotomy rate. There is no place for laparoscopy in the unstable patient. Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy or thoracoscopy may be a valuable screening investigation in physiologically non-compromised patients with penetrating trauma to detect or exclude peritoneal penetration and/or diaphragmatic injury . Laparoscopy may be divided into: /uni25CF screening: used to exclude a penetrating injury with breach of the peritoneum; /uni25CF diagnostic: finding evidence of injury to viscera; /uni25CF therapeutic: used to repair the injury . In most institutions, evidence of penetration requires a lap arotomy to evaluate organ injury as it is di ffi cult to exclude all intra-abdominal injuries laparoscopically . When used in this role laparoscopy reduces the non-therapeutic laparotomy rate. There is no place for laparoscopy in the unstable patient. Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy or thoracoscopy may be a valuable screening investigation in physiologically non-compromised patients with penetrating trauma to detect or exclude peritoneal penetration and/or diaphragmatic injury . Laparoscopy may be divided into: /uni25CF screening: used to exclude a penetrating injury with breach of the peritoneum; /uni25CF diagnostic: finding evidence of injury to viscera; /uni25CF therapeutic: used to repair the injury . In most institutions, evidence of penetration requires a lap arotomy to evaluate organ injury as it is di ffi cult to exclude all intra-abdominal injuries laparoscopically . When used in this role laparoscopy reduces the non-therapeutic laparotomy rate. There is no place for laparoscopy in the unstable patient.