Background Investigate the diagnostic and therapeutic utility of laparoscopy in the
management of patients with chronic abdominal pain of unknown origin. Methods Ovid …

Chronic abdominal pain of unknown origin is a challenging diagnosis encountered by
clinicians. Patients often undergo an extensive workup and long periods of uncertainty …

BACKGROUND: Chronic abdominal pain is a difficult complaint. It leads to evident suffering
and disability, both physically and psychologically. Many diagnostic and therapeutic …

BACKGROUND: Chronic idiopathic pain syndromes are among the most challenging and
demanding conditions to treat across the whole age spectrum. Potentially it can be …

Results: Intra-abdominal adhesions were found in 61 patients (85%) in the laparoscopy,
gynecologic disorders in 4, chronic appendicitis in 1, and no abnormality in 6 patients. The …

Background: This purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the utility of laparoscopy in
patients with chronic abdominal pain. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 34 …

Aim The aim of our study was to evaluate and establish the role of diagnostic laparoscopy
(DL) in unexplained/nonspecific abdominal pain (NSAP) in this era of therapeutic …

Background: Chronic abdominal pain is a very common condition presenting to a general
surgeon. It is defined as pain lasting for more than 3 months. Sometimes, the diagnosis …

Background: Patients with chronic abdominal pain can undergo numerous diagnostic tests
with little change in their pain. This study was under taken to assess the efficacy of …

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic abdominal pain can undergo numerous diagnostic
tests with little change in their pain. This study was undertaken to assess the utility of …