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Laparoscopy for the Acute Abdomen

Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

Jeremy Korman, MD

Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

Marie Chen, MD

Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

Rashmae Chardavoyne, MD

Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

Jon Cohen, MD, FACS

Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

The application of laparoscopy for therapy is well established in biliary tract disease, inguinal herniorrhaphy, and fundoplication. Frequently, the diagnostic capability of laparoscopy is overlooked. A review of the literature and an institution's experience in laparoscopy for the acute abdomen is presented. Therapy was completed laparoscopically in a substantial number of cases.

Key Words: Laparoscopy • acute abdomen • diagnostic • therapeutic.

Surgical Innovation, Vol. 3, No. 3, 131-134 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/155335069600300303


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