Download PDF
Endoscopy 2004; 36(4): 289-293
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-814347
State of the Art Review
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Diagnostic Laparoscopy

J.  L.  Parra1 , K.  R.  Reddy2
  • 1Dept. of Gastroenterology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami, Florida, USA
  • 2Dept. of Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Further Information

Publication History

Publication Date:
01 April 2004 (online)

Also available at
    Permissions and Reprints

Since the early part of the 20th century, diagnostic laparoscopy has become an important tool in the armamentarium of surgeons and gastroenterologists alike. Its indications have expanded from initial attempts at tamponading internal hemorrhage to avoidance of unnecessary laparotomies with accurate staging of malignancies, treatment of a multitude of intra-abdominal pathologies, and even as a resource for evaluating blunt abdominal trauma and chronic abdominal pain. Its accuracy has been demonstrated in the evaluation of chronic liver diseases, in comparison with other diagnostic modalities. Many further technical advances have been introduced in recent years. Gastroenterology training programs should include formal diagnostic laparoscopy training as part of their curriculum.

References

  • 1 http:/www.laparoscopy.com/shows/lapstry2.htm.Last accessed 19 June 2003. 
    Google Scholar
  • 2 Karnam U S, Reddy K R. Diagnostic laparoscopy: an update.  Endoscopy. 2002;  34 146-153
    Article in Thieme ConnectPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 3 Haydon G H, Hayes P C. Diagnostic laparoscopy by physicians: we should do it.  QJM. 1997;  90 297-304
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 4 Schneider A R, Eickhoff A, Arnold J C, Riemann J F. Diagnostic laparoscopy.  Endoscopy. 2001;  33 55-59
    Article in Thieme ConnectPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 5 Boyd W P, Jr., Nord H J. Diagnostic laparoscopy.  Endoscopy. 1998;  30 189-197
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 6 Vargas C, Jeffers L J, Bernstein D. et al . Diagnostic laparoscopy: a 5-year experience in a hepatology training program.  Am J Gastroenterol. 1995;  90 1258-1262
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 7 Crantock L R, Dillon J F, Hayes P C. Diagnostic laparoscopy and liver disease: experience of 200 cases.  Aust N Z J Med. 1994;  24 258-262
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 8 Ribeiro A, Reddy R, Bernstein D E. et al . Laparoscopic evaluation of liver disease in chronic renal failure prior to renal transplantation.  Gastrointest Endosc. 1997;  45 503-507
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 9 Denzer U, Helmreich-Becker I, Galle P R, Lohse A W. Liver assessment and biopsy in patients with marked coagulopathy: value of mini-laparoscopy and control of bleeding.  Am J Gastroenterol. 2003;  98 893-900
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 10 Dähn S, Schwalbach P, Wöhleke F. et al . Influence of different gases used for laparoscopy (helium, carbon dioxide, room air, xenon) on tumor volume, proliferation, and apoptosis.  Surg Endosc. 2003;  17 1653-1657
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 11 Wilheim D, Feussner H, Schneider A, Harms J. Electromagnetically navigated laparoscopic ultrasound.  Surg Technol Int. 2003;  11 50-54
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 12 Talamini M A, Chapman S, Horgan S, Melvin W S. A prospective analysis of 211 robotic-assisted surgical procedures.  Surg Endosc. 2003;  17 1521-1524
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 13 Cardi M, Mutillo I A, Amadori L. et al . Superiority of laparoscopy compared to ultrasonography in diagnosis of widespread liver diseases.  Dig Dis Sci. 1997;  42 546-548
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 14 Poniachik J, Bernstein D, Reddy K R. et al . The role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis of cirrhosis.  Gastrointest Endosc. 1996;  43 568-571
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 15 Ohkawa K, Hayashi N, Yuki N. et al . Disease stage of chronic hepatitis C assessed by both peritoneoscopic and histologic findings and its relationship with response to interferon therapy.  Gastrointest Endosc. 1997;  45 168-175
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 16 Roberts H R, Monroe D M, Hoffman M. Molecular biology and biochemistry of the coagulation factors and pathways of hemostasis. In: Beutler E, Coller BS, Lichtman MA, et al (ed) Williams hematology. 6th ed. New York; McGraw-Hill 2001: 1409-1434
    Google Scholar
  • 17 Thim L, Bjoern S, Christensen M. et al . Amino acid sequence and posttranslational modifications of human factor VIIa from plasma and transfected baby hamster kidney cells.  Biochemistry. 1988;  27 7785-7793
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 18 Jeffers L, Chalasani N, Balart L. et al . Safety and efficacy of recombinant factor VIIa in patients with liver disease undergoing laparoscopic liver biopsy.  Gastroenterology. 2002;  123 118-126
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 19 Laurent A, Cherqui D, Lesurtel M. et al . Laparoscopic liver resection for subcapsular hepatocellular carcinoma complicating chronic liver disease.  Arch Surg. 2003;  138 763-769
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 20 Santambrogio R, Podda M, Zuin M. et al . Safety and efficacy of laparoscopic radiofrequency of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with liver cirrhosis.  Surg Endosc. 2003;  17 1826-1832
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 21 D’Angelica M, Fong Y, Weber S. et al . The role of staging laparoscopy in hepatobiliary malignancy: prospective analysis of 401 cases.  Ann Surg Oncol. 2003;  10 183-189
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 22 Metcalfe M S, Close J S, Iswariah H. et al . The value of laparoscopic staging for patients with colorectal metastases.  Arch Surg. 2003;  138 770-772
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 23 Patankar S K, Larach S W, Ferrara A. et al . Prospective comparison of laparoscopic vs. open resections for colorectal adenocarcinoma over a ten-year period.  Dis Colon Rectum. 2003;  46 601-611
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 24 Gagne D J, Malay M B, Hogle N J. et al . Bedside diagnostic minilaparoscopy in the intensive care patient.  Surgery. 2002;  131 491-496
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 25 Hackert T, Kienle P, Weitz J. et al . Accuracy of diagnostic laparoscopy for early diagnosis of abdominal complications after cardiac surgery.  Surg Endosc. 2003;  17 1671-1674
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 26 Tuech J J, Pessaux P, Regenet N. et al . Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in cirrhotic patients.  Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2002;  12 227-231
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 27 Majewski W. Diagnostic laparoscopy for the acute abdomen and trauma.  Surg Endosc. 2000;  14 930-937
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar

K. R. Reddy, M. D.

Dept. of Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania

3 Ravdin · 3400 Spruce Street · Philadelphia, PA 19104 · USA

Fax: +1-215-349-5915

Email: rajender.reddy@uphs.upenn.edu

      >