Radiographic contribution to diagnosis and treatment of complications from peritoneoscopy

Peritoneoscopy is a valuable nonsurgical procedure for evaluating patients with malignant disease. Directed biopsies of suspected tumor masses may be obtained, and peritoneoscopy can frequently obviate the need for laparotomy. Although the complication rate is low, the radiologist must be aware of potential problems. Radiologists may participate not only in the diagnosis and localization of these complications but also in their therapy by interventional techniques. The radiographic findings in four patients with complications of peritoneoscopy are presented.