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Intraoperative Gastroscopy for Tumor Localization in Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Published on: August 9, 2016
[Laparoscopic incidental diagnosis: treatment during laparoscopic surgery]
S Chiappalone1, B Russo, C Masella
1Casa del Sole, Clinica Polispecialistica Tommaso Costa, Formia (Latina).
Background:
The authors consider the importance of laparoscopic exploration of the abdominal cavity for the diagnosis of mistaken preoperative pathologies, during laparoscopic surgery.
Results:
In our series the incidental diagnosis is 5.3%.
Conclusions:
The additional treatment diagnosis is realized when there is no great surgical engagement or when there are risks for the patient's life (i.e.: hemorrhagic ovarian cyst). In case of incidental neoplasia diagnosis it would been more appropriate to do a biopsy only, for typing. The realization of demanding or non-programmed surgical operations must be consequent on written consent.
