Emergency laparoscopy--current best practice.
File(s)
Published version
Author(s)
Warren, O
Kinross, J
Paraskeva, P
Darzi, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Emergency laparoscopic surgery allows both the evaluation of acute abdominal pain and the treatment of many common acute abdominal disorders. This review critically evaluates the current evidence base for the use of laparoscopy, both diagnostic and interventional, in the emergency abdomen, and provides guidance for surgeons as to current best practise. Laparoscopic surgery is firmly established as the best intervention in acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis and most gynaecological emergencies but requires further randomised controlled trials to definitively establish its role in other conditions.
Date Issued
2006-08-31
Date Acceptance
2006-08-31
Citation
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2006, 1
ISSN
1749-7922
Publisher
BioMed Central
Journal / Book Title
World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Volume
1
Copyright Statement
© 2006 Warren et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of
the Creative Commons Attribution
License (http://creativecommons.
org/licenses/by/2.0
),
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction
in any medium, provided the orig
inal work is properly cited.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of
the Creative Commons Attribution
License (http://creativecommons.
org/licenses/by/2.0
),
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction
in any medium, provided the orig
inal work is properly cited.
Identifier
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16945124
PII: 1749-7922-1-24
Subjects
Surgery
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Article Number
24