Open AccessLaparoscopic sonography during abdominal laparoscopic surgery: technique and imaging findings.
Author(s) -
Mario Bezzi,
P Merlino,
Fernanda Andrade Orsi,
R. Di Nardo,
Gianfranço Silecchia,
Nicola Basso,
Roberto Passariello,
Plinio Rossi
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.165.5.7572501
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , laparoscopic surgery , radiology , abdominal surgery , surgery
Laparoscopy is becoming the preferred approach for managing several abdominal disorders. The main limitations of laparoscopic surgery and diagnostic laparoscopy are the loss of the surgeon's tactile feedback and the inability to undertake a complete internal evaluation of solid parenchyma. Probes for laparoscopic sonography have been introduced to compensate for the limitations of laparoscopic surgery and to increase the diagnostic efficacy of laparoscopy [1]. In this article we describe our experience with laparoscopic sonography and illustrate the normal anatomic findings and some applications in biliary surgery and other abdominal laparoscopic procedures.