ABSTRACT
Introduction • M in im ally invasive surgery is a useful d iagnostic and th erapeu tic too l in a
sm all group o f selected pa tien ts w ith b lu n t o r p en etra tin g traum a.
H istory • H eselson in 1963 described laparoscopic evaluation o f p en e tra tin g abdom ina l
trau m a an d its use in avoiding negative laparotom ies.
