title: Diagnostic laparoscopic biopsy for intraabdominal tumors.
abstract: Improvements in imaging technology have resulted in an increase in the incidental detection of intraabdominal tumors. Diagnostic computed tomography (CT)- and ultrasound (US)-guided biopsy, while minimally invasive, often provides specimens that are insufficient for histological evaluation. Moreover, it can be difficult to perform because the location and size of the tumor. In such cases, laparoscopic biopsy is useful because it is less invasive than laparotomy, but more reliable than imaging-guided biopsy, to obtain a sufficient specimen, regardless of the location and size of the tumor. We report a series of seven patients who underwent laparoscopic biopsy of intraabdominal tumors of unknown origin. There were no cases of conversion to laparotomy and all patients were able to resume oral intake on postoperative day 1. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. Thus, laparoscopic biopsy for a tumor of unknown origin is useful and minimally invasive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karashima
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ida
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwagami
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged