title: [Chronic abdominal pain: role of video-laparoscopic adhesiolysis].
abstract: Adhesions have been suggested as a possible cause of chronic abdominal pain, but the reports of their etiological role conflict. Lysis of adhesions has been proposed as the therapeutic modality of choice, although the reports of success are controversial. The aim our prospective study was to determine whether laparoscopic adhesiolysis ameliorates chronic abdominal pain in patients with abdominal adhesions. Forty-one patients with chronic abdominal pain lasting for more than 6 months, but with no abnormal findings other than adhesions found at laparoscopy, underwent laparoscopic adhesiolysis. 37 patients (90.2%) were available for follow-up after a median time interval of 18 months (range: 12-41 months). Twenty-two patients (59.4%) were free from abdominal pain and 9 (24.3%) patients reported significant amelioration of their pain. Six (16.2%) patients had no amelioration. In conclusion the laparoscopy is an effective tool for the evaluation of patients with chronic abdominal pain, and laparoscopic adhesiolysis cures of ameliorates chronic abdominal pain in more than 80% of patients.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale, Università degli Studi, L'Aquila.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schietroma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Risetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carlei
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Santirocco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Recchia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iannucci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rampa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simi
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014743:Videotape Recording
vernacular_title: Il dolore addominale cronico: ruolo della adesiolisi videolaparoscopica.