Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines : This guideline was prepared by the SAGES Guidelines Committee and reviewed and approved by the Board of Governors of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), November 2007

Surg Endosc. 2008 May;22(5):1353-83. doi: 10.1007/s00464-008-9759-5. Epub 2008 Apr 4.
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Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Critical Care / methods
  • Cryptorchidism / diagnosis
  • Digestive System Neoplasms / pathology
  • Endometriosis / diagnosis
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • General Surgery / methods
  • General Surgery / standards*
  • Humans
  • Infertility / diagnosis
  • Intensive Care Units / economics
  • Intensive Care Units / standards
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects
  • Laparoscopy / methods
  • Laparoscopy / standards*
  • Lymphoma / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging / methods
  • Pelvic Pain / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Prognosis
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis