Outcome of diagnostic laparoscopy in young patients presenting with acute nonspecific abdominal pain.

Authors

  • Rashid Aslam Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.
  • Haythem Abdul Shakoor Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.
  • Farrukh Ozair Shah Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.
  • Muhammad Nadir Shah Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar.
  • Hamidullah Unit Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2023.30.09.7221

Keywords:

Acute Appendicitis, Diagnostic Laparoscopy, Non-specific Abdominal Pain

Abstract

Objective: To assess the role of diagnostic laparoscopy in young patients with Non-specific abdominal pain. Study Design: Prospective study. Setting: General Surgery Department, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. Period: January 2021 to December 2021. Material & Methods: A total of 140 young patients between the ages of 15 and 30 who had diagnostic laparoscopy for non-specific abdominal pain and met the inclusion criteria were included. Dates of admission, dates of operation, demographic and clinical information about patients were recorded. Results: 140 patients in all were enrolled. The mean age was 22.5 years, with a range of 15 to 30 years. There were 50(35.7%) females and 90(64.3%) males, of the total. Diagnoses and therapeutic treatment were feasible in 95 cases (67.8%), no pathology was found in 29 cases (20.7%), the preoperative picture was uncertain in 11 cases (7.8%), and no diagnosis was obtained following laparoscopy in 5 cases (3.6%), respectively. Conclusion: Early diagnostic laparoscopy in young patients is a safe and effective procedure. As a result, it is a useful investigative technique for acute abdominal pain that has not been properly identified.

Author Biographies

Rashid Aslam, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.

MBBS, FCPS, Associate Professor Surgical “C” Unit, 

Haythem Abdul Shakoor, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.

MBBS, Postgraduate Trainee General Surgery, 

Farrukh Ozair Shah, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.

MBBS, FCPS, Associate Professor Surgical “C” Unit, 

Muhammad Nadir Shah, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar.

MBBS, FCPS, Specialist Registrar Surgical “C” Unit, 

Hamidullah, Unit Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.

MBBS, Postgraduate Trainee Surgical “C” 

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Published

2023-08-31