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Complications during set-up procedures for laparoscopy in gynecology: open laparoscopy does not reduce the risk of
C Chapron1, L Cravello, N Chopin
1Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique II, Unité de Chirurgie, Clinique Universitaire Baudelocque, CHU Cochin Port-Royal, Paris, France. charles.chapron@cch.ap-hop-paris.fr
Objective:
To compare the risk of major complications during the set-up procedures for laparoscopy according to whether the classic technique (creation of the pneumoperitoneum followed by introduction of the optics trocar) or open laparoscopy is used.
Methods:
Comparison was made of two retrospective series each carried out in a department promoting one of the two techniques. The setting was a university-affiliated hospital. Two groups of patients were compared: group A, classic laparoscopy, n = 8324; group B, open laparoscopy, n = 1562. We investigated the set-up procedures of operative laparoscopy according to the rules of classic or open laparoscopy.
Results:
The risk of failure requiring conversion to laparotomy is significantly higher in the group of patients who underwent open laparoscopy [three cases (0.19%) vs. 0 case (0.0%); p = 0.004]. The risk of major complications is comparable in the two groups [group A, four cases (0.05%) vs. group B, three cases (0.19%); p = 0.08]. In the classic laparoscopy group there were four major complications: one injury to the aorta and three bowel injuries. In the open laparoscopy group there were three major complications: two bowel injuries and one postoperative occlusion.
Conclusions:
Open laparoscopy does not reduce the risk of major complications during the set-up procedures for laparoscopy. Randomized prospective trials are indispensable for comparing the risks involved with the classic technique and those of open laparoscopy.
