Laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasonography in staging of oesophageal and cardial carcinoma

Abstract

In this study laparoscopy was not an effective staging technique for oesophageal carcinoma. The inclusion of laparoscopic ultrasonography was of little benefit. A problem that was encountered was biopsy under laparoscopic guidance. In carcinoma of the gastric cardia, laparoscopy was more effective; adding laparoscopic ultrasonography doubled the number of patients seen to have metastatic disease.