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Published on: March 28, 2025
Laparoscopy offers diagnosis and treatment in abdominal stab injuries
Kaya Saribeyoglu1, Salih Pekmezci, Bilgi Baca
1Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Emergency Unit, Istanbul, Turkey. kayasaribeyoglu@gmail.com
Purpose:
To assess the role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of abdominal stab injuries (ASI).
Methods:
Patients who underwent laparoscopic procedures due to ASI were included in the study. Hemodynamic instability, injuries to the posterior trunk, concomitant severe cranial injuries, and prior abdominal operations were considered as contraindication for laparoscopy.
Results:
From January 1997 to March 2006, 88 patients underwent laparoscopic management of ASI. In 45 patients (51.1%), there was no intra-abdominal pathology requiring surgical intervention (nontherapeutic laparoscopy) and 5 patients in this group had no peritoneal penetration (negative laparoscopy). In another 25 patients (28.4%), laparoscopic treatment was performed (therapeutic laparoscopy), including bleeding control in liver, colonic, gastric, and diaphragmatic repairs and intra-abdominal bleeding control. Laparotomy was avoided in a total of 70 (79.5%) patients. In 18 patients (20.5%), laparoscopy was converted to laparotomy. There was no mortality, and except one missed small bowel injury nor perioperative morbidity in patients undergoing laparoscopy. In the laparotomy group, major complications were seen in 7 patients.
Conclusions:
Laparoscopy is safe and efficient in the management of ASI and should be more frequently considered as a therapeutic tool.
