First steps of laparoscopic surgery in Lubumbashi: problems encountered and preliminary results. ; Premier pas en chirurgie laparoscopique à Lubumbashi, RDCongo: problèmes rencontrés et résultats préliminaires

peer reviewed ; For many reasons, laparoscopic surgery has been performed worldwide. Due to logistical constraints its first steps occurred in Lubumbashi only in 2008. The aim of this presentation was to report authors' ten-month experience of laparoscopic surgery at Lubumbashi Don Bosco Missionary Hospital (LDBMH): problems encountered and preliminary results. The study was a transsectional descriptive work with a convenient sampling. It only took in account patients with abdominal surgical condition who consented to undergo laparoscopic surgery and when logistical constraints of the procedur... Mehr ...