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Minilaparoscopy for Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Richard Sherwood, MD;
George Berci, MD;
Edward Austin, MD;
Leon Morgenstern, MD
Arch Surg. 1980;115(5):672-673.
Abstract
• A new technique of minilaparoscopy has been developed for use in patients with blunt abdominal trauma. Fifteen injured patients underwent laparoscopy using this new method. Six patients had normal findings, seven patients had evidence of minor injury, and two patients had what seemed to be major injuries. The patients with normal findings or minor injuries were treated nonoperatively and all did well. The two remaining patients underwent laparotomy where serious injuries were found and repaired accordingly. With this modified instrumentation, emergency laparoscopy is simple and rapid enough to become a practical tool in the management of blunt abdominal trauma.
(Arch Surg 115:672-673, 1980)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 26, 1979.
Read before the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Newport Beach, Calif, Jan 20, 1979.
Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (Dr Berci).
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