title: [Laparoscopy in traumatic abdominal emergencies].
abstract: Over the past few years the laparoscopic technique has changed most of the concepts of traditional surgery and is today the standard approach in elective surgery for many pathologies requiring surgery. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for emergency surgery, though much progress has been made in this field, too. The Authors examine the most important abdominal diseases that can be diagnosed and, possibly, treated by the laparoscopic approach in the emergency setting, concluding that laparoscopic management of such conditions is a feasible proposition in many cases. Technological improvements and the development of new, more versatile surgical instruments will undoubtedly contribute to the increasingly widespread use of the laparoscopic approach also in emergency procedures.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Complessa di Chirurgia Generale e Mininvasiva, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G. Martino, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lazzara
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palmeri
authors.forename: Giuseppinella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melita
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trovato
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iapichino
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cucinotta
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Melita
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy