Peritoneoscopy--use in assessment of intra-abdominal malignancy.
Surgery
; 89(6): 645-9, 1981 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Peritoneoscopy was performed on 236 patients between 1971 and 1980 to assess intraabdominal malignancy or to determine its presence when doubt existed. The diagnostic rate was 86%. The main causes of failure to reach a diagnosis were adhesions arising from previous surgery and tumor adhesions. It was a useful means of obtaining a tissue diagnosis, and the complication rate was low--4.5%. Peritoneoscopy demonstrated the cause of hepatomegaly in 90.9% of patients, the pathology of abdominal masses in 82.5%, and of ascites in 80.5%. It was also useful in assessing abdominal ultrasound and isotope liver scan abnormalities. The procedure is safe, cheap, and allows adequate assessment of intra-abdominal malignancy in a high proportion of patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Carcinoma
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Laparoscopía
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Neoplasias Abdominales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surgery
Año:
1981
Tipo del documento:
Article