Pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy has been known to result in a rise in intracranial pressure (ICP) in experimental studies. There are no reports of the effect of pneumoperitoneum during diagnostic laparoscopy in patients suffering closed head injuries. We present the case of a 39 year old male with a closed head injury. Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed while intracranial pressure was mon...

BACKGROUND The utility and problems including the socioeconomic aspect of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer have not been fully evaluated. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We compared open distal gastrectomy and laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for the clinical benefit, quality of life, and problems of operation cost by the reference documents in which the difference betwe...

The idea of using laparoscopy for diagnosing abdominal masses is as old as the use of laparoscopy itself. The first report of laparoscopy in America was published in 1911 by Bertram M. Bernheim of Johns Hopkins University. Using a rigid cytoscope and light reflected from a head lamp, the abdomen was explored for metastatic disease. The first use of laparoscopy for pancreatic cancer was presente...

background: today the use of laparoscopy before laparotomy is an effective method for decision-making in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. the reliance on ct scans for decision-making purposes is not only unhelpful, yet also misleading . nonetheless, indications for laparoscopy and its application are changing daily. the low quality of diagnostic tools and epidemiological situation in our c...

Laparoscopy has been utilized in gynecologic surgery for over 20 years. With the introduction of video monitoring and the development of new endoscopic instruments, the role of laparoscopy has greatly expanded. Laparoscopy is an invaluable tool in the management of the cancer patient. Current use focuses primarily on the diagnosis and staging of intraabdominal and pelvic malignancies. However l...

OBJECTIVE To complete a systematic review of the published literature comparing complications, postoperative recovery time, and costs following laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy, total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), and vaginal hysterectomy. DATA SOURCES We searched MEDLINE and several bibliographies, identifying all reports using the term "laparoscopy-assisted hysterectomy" published ...

with Hypaque was performed before the expected date of ovulation, and laparoscopy before menstruation.' All but one of the laparoscopies were performed under local anaesthesia2 with about 30 ml aqueous methylene blue injected under low pressure into the uterine cavity. On laparoscopy the dye could be seen traversing patent tubes and spilling into the pouch of Douglas. Bilateral tubal patency wa...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and therapy of infertility. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Academically affiliated reproductive endocrinology practice. PATIENTS One hundred seventy patients. INTERVENTION Diagnostic/therapeutic laparoscopy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS One hundred seventy infertile patients underwent diagnostic laparoscopy bet...