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ROLE OF LAPAROSCOPY IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN

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Background: Abdominal pain is a common complaint in the surgical department. Emergency laparoscopy in patients with "acute abdomen" is a part of common surgical practice. Objective: Evaluation of the role of laparoscopy in management of acute abdominal pain. Patients and Methods: 100 patients with acute abdominal pain presented to the Department of Surgery, Al-Hussein and Al Minia Health Insurance Hospitals were included in the study during the period from April 2018 to April 2019. They were divided into two groups: known preoperative diagnosis (therapeutic n= 67 patients) and unknown (diagnostic and therapeutic n= 33 patients). Their ages ranged between 12 and 60 years old (35 patients were males and 65 patients were females). Laparoscopy was performed for all patients under general anesthesia. Results: The definitive diagnosis was established in 99 % of cases. 64 % of those cases were managed successfully by use of laparoscopy and conversion rate was 33 %. Time required for each operation varied according to the procedure. Intraoperative morbidity was 7 %, post-operative complications were 11 % and the mortality of study was 1%. Conclusion: Laparoscopic intervention for abdominal emergencies is safe, feasible and effective. It resulted in minor trauma, has a rapid postoperative recovery, and reduced morbidity. Laparoscopy can help to avoid unnecessary non- therapeutic laparotomies. It can also help to guide the operating surgeon for choosing the proper targeted incision.

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10.21608/amj.2020.120552

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Acute abdomen, Emergency, Laparoscopy

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Abd Al-Rahman

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Mohammed Ali

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Department of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, Al-Hussein University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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drabdom2020@gmail.com

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Mohammed

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Fathi Sharaf

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Department of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, Al-Hussein University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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Eslam

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Taha Ghalwash

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Department of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, Al-Hussein University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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49

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4

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18054

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2020-10-01

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2020-10-27

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2020-10-01

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1,487

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1,496

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1110-0400

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941

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Al-Azhar Medical Journal

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ROLE OF LAPAROSCOPY IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN

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22 Jan 2023