title: [Minilaparoscopy and open laparoscopy: prevention of laparoscopic complications].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The study aimed to compare laparoscopy, open-laparoscopy and mini-laparoscopy and to correlate the results of each technique with the respective percentages of laparotomic conversion.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 101 laparoscopies were performed between November 1997 and April 1999: 18.8% were diagnostic and 81.2% operative. The latter included 54 traditional laparoscopies (65.9%), 18 open-laparoscopies (21.9%) and 10 minilaparoscopies (12.2%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Laparotomic conversion was required in 5.5% of laparoscopies. No laparotomic conversion was necessary for the open-laparoscoples and for mini-laparoscopies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The possibility of resorting to open-laparoscopy and mini-laparoscopy may represent a valid tool when the patient has previously undergone laparoscopic or laparotomic surgery, with the supposition of pelvo-abdominal adherences that would increase the risk of traditional laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia di Novara, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porcelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taccani
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Calleri
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control