Outcome After Exploratory Laparoscopy for Unexplained Abdominal Pain in Childhood

Minimally invasive surgery in the diagnosis and treatment of abdominal pain in children

“…Minimally invasive techniques provide a method for establishing a diagnosis that is less morbid than traditional exploratory laparotomy [31,32] and has been incorporated into the standard diagnostic regimen at some pediatric centers [33]. Although currently only sometimes necessary because of recent advances in medical imaging, diagnostic laparoscopy is useful in cases of suspected acute appendicitis, ovarian torsion, pelvic pain of unknown etiology and terminal ileitis or inflammatory bowel disease.…”