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16238196

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Many cases of nonspecific right-sided lower abdominal pain syndromes are still difficult to diagnose regarding the accuracy of identifying which organ is suffering, in spite of the continuous development of various investigations. The aim of our study is to establish the limits of noninvasive explorations and to evaluate the benefits of laparoscopy approach of such cases. 45 patients, admitted and treated for right lower quadrant abdominal pain along 5 years in the Surgical Department of University Hospital "Caritas" Bucharest, were followed up. For all those patients, diagnostic uncertainty indicated laparoscopic exploration. Analyzing the cases, we noticed that the diagnosis was correctly established on the basis of non-invasive preoperative explorations in 13,33% of cases. In 11,11% of cases the diagnosis was completed by laparoscopy approach and in most cases (75,55%) was established by this procedure. The laparoscopic approach allowed diminishing the number of unnecessary appendectomies, detecting and resolving concomitant lesions with minimal parietal trauma and, essentially, avoiding "exploratory laparotomy".
pubmed:language
rum
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1221-9118
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
339-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[The role of laparoscopy in the management of the right iliac fossa syndrome].
pubmed:affiliation
Clinica Chirurgie, Spitalul Caritas, Bucure?ti.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract