title: Laparoscopy for diagnosis and staging of malignancy.
abstract: The use of minimally invasive surgery for abdominal pathology, including malignancy, has increased significantly within the past decade. Despite the advances in radiographic imaging, the use of laparoscopy for diagnosing and staging abdominal malignancy has become an important tool in the overall care of these patients. A review of published series for a variety of abdominal malignancies is presented. With the growing experience in this technique, some preliminary conclusions and ongoing issues are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Atlanta Medical Center, Georgia. bruce.ramshaw@gte.net
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ramshaw
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esartia
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lucas
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity