ReviewCurrent trauma reports2017
Laparoscopy in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: for Whom? When?and Why?
Review in Current trauma reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
- Laparoscopy vs. Laparotomy for the Management of Abdominal Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Pooled it
- [Value of laparoscopy in blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma-a systematic review].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020Pooled it
- Liver trauma: WSES 2020 guidelines.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2020Guideline
- Patterns, Severity, and Outcomes of Solid Organ Injuries in Abdominal Trauma: A Prospective Observational Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive management of penetrating thoracic and abdominal injuries: a case series.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Single-Incision Laparoscopy in Abdominal Trauma: Current Evidence, Clinical Applications, and Evolving Role-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Updates on Laparoscopy Versus Laparotomy in the Management of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- The serum IL-17A levels in patients with traumatic bowel rupture post-surgery and its predictive value for patient prognosis.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Article
- Predictive parameters for early detection of clinically relevant abdominal trauma in multiple-injury or polytraumatised patients: a retrospective analysis.European journal of medical research · 2024Article
- An evaluation of the "Obesity Paradox" in isolated blunt abdominal trauma in the United States.Injury · 2024Article
- Future Perspectives on Radiomics in Acute Liver Injury and Liver Trauma.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Hollow viscus injury due to blunt abdominal trauma: a tertiary trauma center experience.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024Article
- Outcomes and Its Associated Factors among Patients with Abdominal Trauma Requiring Laparotomy at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, South Central Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2024Article
- Cesena guidelines: WSES consensus statement on laparoscopic-first approach to general surgery emergencies and abdominal trauma.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Article
- The Association of Polish Surgeons (APS) clinical guidelines for the use of laparoscopy in the management of abdominal emergencies. Part II.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Negative laparotomy rates and outcomes following blunt traumatic injury in the United States.Injury · 2023Review
- Delayed laparoscopic peritoneal washout in non-operative management of blunt abdominal trauma: a scoping review.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2022Article
- WSES guidelines on blunt and penetrating bowel injury: diagnosis, investigations, and treatment.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2022Review
- Potential Spectrum of Accompanied Penetrating Abdominal Intraperitoneal Injuries with Bowel Evisceration: Surprises Awaiting the Trauma Surgeon in Resource Limited Settings.Case reports in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
The management of blunt abdominal trauma has evolved over time. While laparotomy is the standard of care in hemodynamically unstable patients, stable patients are usually treated by non-operative management (NOM), incorporating adjuncts such as interventional radiology. However, although NOM has shown good results in solid organ injuries, other lesions, namely those involving the hollow viscus, diaphragm, and mesentery, do not qualify for this approach and need surgical exploration. Laparoscopy can substantially reduce additional surgical aggression. It has both diagnostic and therapeutic potential and, when negative, may reduce the number of unnecessary laparotomies. Although some studies have shown promising results on the use of laparoscopy in blunt abdominal trauma, randomized controlled studies are lacking. Laparoscopy requires adequate training and experience as well as sufficient staffing and equipment.
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