Role of diagnostic laparoscopy in abdominopelvic pathologies

Aims: to see the diagnostic role of laparoscopy in cases of abdominopelvic pathologies to avoid unnecessary laparotomies and to enlist the postoperative complications associated with laparoscopy.study design: descriptive case series.method: forty patients with undiagnosed abdominopelvic pathologies were included in this study. personal and preoperative clinical information of all the patients were entered into pre-designed proforma. data were analyzed and all patients were fallowed-up for first week after operative to see the early postoperative complications.results: out of 40,15 were male and 25 were female between 15 to 75 years. the diagnosis was abdominal tuberculosis in 19 patients,acute appendicitis in 5 patients and pelvic inflammatory disease in 5 patients.conclusion: diagnostic laparoscopy reduces the chances of unnecessary laparotomy by exact diagnosis,reduces scar size,complication related to surgery,operative time,hospital stay,having lesser morbidity and mortality. © 2014 pakistan journal of medical and health sciences. all rights reserved.