[Videolaparoscopic operations in diagnosis and treatment of intraperitoneal complications after operations on the liver and bile tracts].

The results of videolaparoscopic operations on 62 patients with intraperitoneal complications after operations on the liver and bile tracts were analyzed. Intraperitoneal complications were avoided in 9 cases (14.5%), postoperative bile peritonitis was diagnosed in 38 patients (61.3%), intraperitoneal bleeding was noted in 10 (16.1%) patients, and early adhesive intestinal obstruction in 10 (26.3%) patients. In 51.6% of cases the diagnostic videolaparoscopy was transformed in a curative method. Postoperative lethality was 16.1%. Mean time of stay in hospital was 2 times less and made 7.4 days.