On Diagnosis and Treatment Value of Laparoscopy for Unexplained Chronic Abdominal Pain / 中国微创外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the value of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of unexplained chronic abdominal pain.Methods From January 2014 to February 2016, clinical data of 56 unexplained chronic abdominal pain undergoing laparoscopic surgery were analyzed retrospectively.Laparoscopic exploration was performed firstly and then the corresponding abnormalities were diagnosed and dealt with accordingly.Results The disease causes were explicit in 48 cases (85.7%), including 25 cases of abdominal adhesions, 8 cases of chronic appendicitis, 2 cases of small intestinal diverticulum, 2 cases of intestinal tuberculosis, 2 cases of lymphoma, 5 cases of endometriosis, 2 cases of tubal adhesions, 1 case of peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer after surgery, and 1 case of appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma.Surgical treatment was performed in 43 cases, 3 of whom were converted to laparotomy.There were no postoperative complications in the 56 cases.The follow-up rate was 92.9% (52/56), and lost of follow-up was in 4 cases.The follow-up duration was from 3 months to 3 years (median, 19.4 months).There was 1 death case (peritoneal carcinomatosis).There were 35 cases (62.5%) of complete relief of abdominal pain (no recurrence of preoperative abdominal pain symptoms) and 12 cases (21.4%) of pain relief (preoperative pain decreased or interval extended).The total effective rate was 83.9% (47/56).Conclusion Laparoscopy is of high value in the diagnosis and treatment of unexplained chronic abdominal pain.