title: [Laparoscopy in the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma].
abstract: Laparoscopic diagnostics provides fast, reliable, clear, and obvious information on extent and depth of abdominal organs injury with minimizing additional trauma to the patient. It is performed without any specific preparations and, if needed, it may be promptly converted into conventional laparotomy. Through use of optical equipment with various refraction angles and through variable patient positioning, laparoscopic technique enables visualization of whole abdominal cavity. In approximately 20% of cases of unclear findings, and after other performed diagnostic procedures, laparoscopy provides definitive diagnosis. Abdominal surgeons are familiar with this method, making interpretaion of the results very fast and reliable and, what is the most important, this method avoids additional trauma caused by conventional laparotomy.
authors: Kinika za Urgentnu Hirurgiju KCS, Medicinski fakultet u Beogradu.
authors: Pavle D
authors: PD
authors: Gregorić
authors: Djordje D
authors: DD
authors: Bajec
authors: Dejan V
authors: DV
authors: Radenković
authors: Ana D
authors: AD
authors: Sijacki
authors: Aleksandar R
authors: AR
authors: Karamarković
authors: Vasilije
authors: V
authors: Jeremić
authors: Nenad Dj
authors: NDj
authors: Ivancević
authors: Vesna
authors: V
authors: Bumbasirević
authors: Milena
authors: M
authors: Pandurović
authors: Borivoje A
authors: BA
authors: Karadzić
authors: Nela
authors: N
authors: Ilić
authors: Vladimir R
authors: VR
authors: Djukić
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery