Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
Laparoscopy was performed on 29 patients with suspected liver and peritoneal diseases of uncertain nature over a period of two years with the aim of visualising the liver and peritoneal surface. In 23 patients a diagnosis could be reached at laparoscopy. Of these 23 patients, the clinical diagnosis was confirmed at laparoscopy in 20 patients. In two calies the clinical diagnosis was found to be incorrect. In a single case both clinical and laparoscopic diagnosis was ultimately proven to be wrong. Thus laparoscopy yielded information of positive diagnostic value in 76 percent of the cases. In six patients a diagnosis could not be reached at laparoscopy, because of extensive adhesions preventing clear vision (four patients)…