Laparoscopy has provided trauma surgeons with a valuable diagnostic and therapeutic option. Due to its minimally invasive nature, laparoscopic surgery presents an attractive alternative for many traumatologists to manage hemodynamically stable patients with blunt traumatic abdominal injuries. However, it also carries a number of specific risks and associated complications. Thus this article outlines the laparoscopic complications in traumatic emergencies.
Penetrating abdominal traumatic injuries mandated laparotomy to minimize the risk of missed injuries or diagnostic delays. The introduction of laparoscopy brought the promise of reducing the morbidity associated with negative laparotomies and to providing minimally invasive options for management of selected injuries in hemodynamically stable patients. Although it has minimally invasive character, traumatic laparoscopy (TL) carries a…
