title: [Staging videolaparoscopy of peritoneal carcinomatosis].
abstract: The peritoneal surface malignancy is an high risk condition which implies high postoperative mortality also for simple explorative laparotomy. A technique of staging laparoscopy was assessed and is here described: the technique reveals to be safe, feasible and reliable. The accuracy of the procedure depends our the surgeons experience and familiarity with the concepts of PCI and cytoreduction.
authors.affiliation: Struttura Complessa di Chirurgia Generale-Oncologica, Azienda Ospedaliera S Camillo-Forlanini, Roma.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garofalo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valle
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D018475:Head-Down Tilt; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation