Laparoscopy in infants and children.
Laparoscopy has been performed in 60 infants and children over a 32-mo period. Indications included: the problem of possible appendicitis, chronic abdominal pain, possible regional enteritis, possible biliary atresia, and liver biopsy. Fifty-two per cent of patients were spared laparotomy, while in 32% the need for operation was established. There were 2 errors in diagnosis, 3 failures, and 1 complication. Laparoscopy is considered to be a safe, effective, and economical diagnostic procedure that deserves wider application in the pediatric patient.
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D004724:Endoscopy; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000175:diagnosis