Results of diagnostic laparoscopy in patients with acute pancreatitis]

Diagnostic laparoscopic intervention was performed in 339 patients with preliminary diagnosis of an acute pancreatitis (AP). In 164 (48.4%) patients other acute surgical disease was diagnosed and in 175 (51.6%)--an AP. After performance of laparoscopy 11 patients were operated on, in 164 (93.7%)--curative laparoscopic intervention was done. Diagnosis of AP was established in 15 (8.6%) patients during conduction of laparotomy, in 1 (0.6%)--during pathomorphologic investigation. Complications occurred in 4 (2.3%) patients.