title: [The value of laparoscopy in the staging of digestive system cancers].
abstract: Sixty two patients with a gastrointestinal carcinoma were evaluated pre-operatively by ultrasonography, CT scan and laparoscopy to seek liver metastases and/or peritoneal carcinomatosis. Performance levels of laparoscopy, ultrasonography and CT scan were comparable regarding the diagnosis of liver metastases. Laparoscopy was markedly better than CT scan and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis. Thus the investigation of choice for the detection of liver metastases is a single imaging technique. In contrast, if excision surgery is envisaged, all gastrointestinal carcinomas should be assessed by ultrasonography and/or CT scan and laparoscopy to definitely eliminate peritoneal carcinomatosis or small superficial liver metastases, in such a way as to avoid unnecessary laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tognarelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peray
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galindo
authors.forename: X R
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rouillon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lugagne
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mourrut
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Larrey
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Michel
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Intérêt de la laparoscopie dans le bilan d'extension des cancers digestifs.