Evaluating Diagnostic Laparoscopy as a Tool for Investigating Chronic Abdominal Pain

Abstract

Background and Aim: Chronic idiopathic pain syndromes are amongst the most challenging and demanding conditions to treat across the whole age spectrum. Laparoscopy for diagnostic purposes will be performed on each and every patient who is experiencing persistent abdominal pain for which there is no known cause. This is the overarching goal of the study.

Material and Methods: The present investigation is a prospective observational study that was carried out in the department of general surgery, which was carried out in both the medical college and the hospital. The study was carried out in both locations respectively. There was a total of one hundred patients. The patient's demographic information, the length of time that had passed before the pain was presented, the location of the pain, the patient's abdominal examination, and the diagnostic studies that were performed were all included in the data that was recorded.

Results: Twenty patients experienced abdominal pain for a period of eighteen to thirty-six months, ten patients for a period of twelve to eighteen months, and five patients for a period of three to twelve months. Following Koch's abdomen, adhesions, sub-acute intestinal obstruction (SAIO), chronic cholecystitis, and hernia were the most common findings that were discovered during laparoscopy. Koch's abdomen was the first to suffer from these conditions. The most frequently observed condition was appendicitis.

Conclusion: When it comes to the management of patients who have chronic abdomen conditions, diagnostic laparoscopy is a tool that is not only safe but also feasible and accurate.