Abdominoscopy
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Abdominoscopy is a new method for examining the contents of the abdominal cavity, introduced by the American surgeon Steipog. It involves puncturing the abdominal wall with a trocar under local anesthesia, introducing air into the cavity, and then inserting an abdominoscope to view the interior. The procedure is used diagnostically for chronic inflammatory processes, adhesions, and tumors.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ABDOMINOSCOPY (from Latin abdomen-belly and Greek skopein-to look), a new method for examining the contents of the abdominal cavity, proposed by the American surgeon Steipog. Under local anesthesia, the abdominal wall is punctured with a trocar, air is introduced into the abdominal cavity, and then an abdominoscope, an instrument constructed on the principle of a cystoscope (see) or thoracoscope (see Thoracoscopy), is introduced through the same trocar, after which the contents of the abdominal cavity are examined. It is applied for diagnostic purposes in chronic inflammatory processes (gastric ulcer, cholecystitis), adhesions, and tumors. Due to the dangers associated with its application (injury to the organs of the abdominal cavity by the trocar), abdominoscopy is unlikely to obtain wide dissemination.
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“Abdominoscopy.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/abdominoscopy/