Study regarding role of laparoscopy in acute abdomen was conducted at Shree Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sarvopachar Rugnalaya, Solapur during the period from May 2004 to November 2006. Patients of both sex and all age groups were included in the study. A total 30 patients were studied and results were as tabulated and analysed.In this study, total laparoscopic management was possible in 23 cases (76.7%) while laparoscopy assisted surgery were done in 4 cases (13.3%). In this study, 5 cases presented as adhesive small bowel obstruction, 1 with inflamed Meckels diverticulum and 1 as case of ileoileal intussusception. All these findings were missed on radiological investigations, but werediagnosed accurately on laparoscopy. Laparoscopic treatment was done in 9 cases presented as acute abdomen due to intestinal obstruction. This incidence is equal to that of acute cholecystitis. Of these, 5 patients (55.6%) were due to post operative adhesions. We conclude that laparoscopy is valuable, safe feasible and accurate alternative for management of patients of acute abdomen. It is very useful for final diagnosis of patients of acute abdomen. Even negative laparotomies can be avoided using laparoscopy. Therapeutic laparoscopy can be accomplished in majority of patients of acute abdomen.