Role of Laparoscopy in Chronic and Recurrent Abdominal Pain-Rural Area Experience.

ABSTRACT: Chronic and recurrent abdominal pain is a common problem faced by the medical specialist. It leads to physical and psychological disability in a person. Despite radiological and clinical investigations when diagnosis cannot be ascertained then laparoscopy is one of the modalities that could be of benefit. We aim to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic value of laparoscopy in cases with chronic abdominal pain. Sixty-seven patients who attended the outpatient department of MGIMS, Sewagram with chronic and recurrent abdominal pain were included in this prospective study. All patients underwent preoperative workup and were subjected to laparoscopic evaluation. The commonest site of pain was the periumbilical region and nausea was the most common accompanying clinical feature. Adhesions were

SUBMITTER: Rathod A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4775687 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature