title: Laparoscopic staging laparotomy with intra-abdominal manipulation.
abstract: We describe a method for performing laparoscopic staging laparotomy. We believe this minimally invasive approach can ease the transition between purely open and laparoscopic surgery, and it is applicable to a variety of intra-abdominal problems. The results are comparable to those of a standard staging laparotomy, with improvement in access morbidity and decreased hospitalization time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Kusminsky
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Tiley
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Lucente
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Boland
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods