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Laparoscopic staging laparotomy with intra-abdominal manipulation
R E Kusminsky1, E H Tiley, F C Lucente
1Department of Surgery, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Charleston.
Surgical Laparoscopy & Endoscopy
|April 1, 1994
Abstract:
We describe a method for performing laparoscopic staging laparotomy. We believe this minimally invasive approach can ease the transition between purely open and laparoscopic surgery, and it is applicable to a variety of intra-abdominal problems. The results are comparable to those of a standard staging laparotomy, with improvement in access morbidity and decreased hospitalization time.