Formal Diagnostic Exploratory Laparoscopy for Trauma

William Peter Geis, Chris Salvino John Fildes

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-1878
Year Produced: 1995
Length: 12 min.


This video delineates laparoscopy for assessment of trauma using a four-step approach: (1) assessment of the upper abdomen, (2) the pelvis, (3) the small bowel, colon, mesentery, and (4) the lesser sac using gravity as a retractor. This formal approach to laparoscopy is designed to eliminate unnecessary laparotomies and false-negative laparoscopies.