Pitfall in diagnostic trauma laparoscopy.

Med J Malaysia

Department of General Surgery, Penang General Hospital, Pulau Pinang.

Published: March 2005

The resurging interest in diagnostic laparoscopy has witnessed its increasing application in trauma surgery. Such unbridled enthusiasm has at times overlooked its shortcoming in the diagnosis and management of certain in abdominal injuries. We report and discuss one such conspicuous limitation and advocate that the use laparoscopy in abdominal trauma should be tempered with caution.

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