Laparotomy is the medical term for a type of open surgery of the abdomen. It allows surgeons to view the abdominal organs to diagnose and treat a variety of conditions. Here, we look at the types and ...

Chemotherapy Drug Shortages in the United States: Genesis and Potential Solutions Patients with clinical stages I to IIA disease were randomly allocated (two to one) to laparoscopy (n = 1,696) versus ...

Perforated necrotizing enterocolitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants, and the optimal treatment is uncertain. We designed this multicenter randomized trial to compare ...

Exploratory laparotomy is a type of abdominal surgery. It’s not used as often as it once was, but it’s still necessary in certain circumstances. Let’s take a closer look at exploratory laparotomy and ...

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Results From a Population- Based Study Patients with clinical stage I to IIA uterine cancer were randomly assigned to ...

Your surgeon makes a large cut down the middle of your abdomen. They look inside your abdomen and pelvis and take samples of tissue (biopsies). Your surgeon sends the tissue samples to the laboratory.

Background: Critically ill trauma patients are often too unstable for safe transfer to the operating room. Damage control laparotomy patients frequently require early reoperation and have a reported ...

Bryan Barberena was forced out of his UFC Vegas 14 bout against Daniel Rodriguez as he had to undergo an emergency exploratory laparotomy. A laparotomy is a surgical incision into the abdominal cavity ...