title: Emergency laparoscopy: Role and implementation.
abstract: Laparoscopic surgery has emerged over the past two decades as the surgical approach of choice in the treatment of many digestive disorders. Laparoscopy has its place in the management of abdominal surgical emergencies since it provides the same benefits: less postoperative pain and shorter length of hospital stay when compared to laparotomy. However, its role in the management of abdominal emergencies has not yet been fully clarified. In this review, we focus on what has been validated concerning the role of emergency laparoscopy in the management of abdominal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale, viscérale et endocrinienne, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lupinacci
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale, viscérale et endocrinienne, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France; Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie - Paris VI, 105, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menegaux
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale, viscérale et endocrinienne, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France; Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie - Paris VI, 105, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. Electronic address: christophe.tresallet@psl.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trésallet
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy
keywords: Abdominal pain; Emergency care; Laparoscopy; Surgery