Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Introduction: This review describes the role of laparoscopy in patients with blunt abdominal trauma. Materials and methods: Keywords, such as laparoscopy, blunt, abdominal, trauma were entered into PubMed search engine and filtered for peer-reviewed articles written in the last 5 years. Results and discussion: The findings from these articles are collated and discussed. Conclusion: Laparoscopy is a safe approach both for diagnosis and treatment of patients with blunt abdominal trauma and is associated with the benefits of laparoscopic approach.

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