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The Diagnostic Role of Laparoscopy in Patients with Peritoneal Malignancy

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Diagnostic laparoscopy is the procedure of choice to evaluate peritoneal surface malignancies. It has a significant higher sensitivity and specificity to detect peritoneal metastasis compared to other radiologic examinations, e.g., CT scan or MRI. The sensitivity and specificity of laparoscopy in gastric cancer patients is 74–100% and 83–100%, respectively. The major limitations of this technique are limited observation due to peritoneal adhesions after previous surgical procedures, the invasiveness with the risk of organ injury, and the potential development of port-site metastasis.

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  1. Digestive Unit, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal

    Andreas Brandl

  2. Department of Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Beate Rau

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  1. Department of Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Beate Rau

  2. Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Tübingen, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tübingen, Germany

    Alfred Königsrainer

  3. Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Peritoneal Malignancy Institute, Basingstoke, UK

    Faheez Mohamed

  4. Center for Gastrointestinal Malignancies, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA

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Brandl, A., Rau, B. (2021). The Diagnostic Role of Laparoscopy in Patients with Peritoneal Malignancy. In: Rau, B., Königsrainer, A., Mohamed, F., Sugarbaker, P.H. (eds) Peritoneal Tumors and Metastases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62640-2_4

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