title: [Laparoscopy in intra-abdominal infection. Its diagnostic value and therapeutic possibilities].
abstract: In 550 patients with the clinical features of acute abdomen a surgical laparoscopy was performed. In 121 cases there was found an unspecific reason of the acute abdominal disease that did not require surgical therapy. In 349 cases a regional peritonitis was found, 80 times a diffuse peritonitis. The diagnostic validity of laparoscopy was 96% as compared to 42% for sonography. The laparoscopic access resulted in a complication rate of 0.2%. In 239 cases (43%) the disease could be managed laparoscopically, 190 cases (35%) required open surgery.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik I, Lukaskrankenhaus, Städtische Kliniken Neuss.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Coburg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carus
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kempf
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography