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 ...

Mantle Irradiation Alone for Clinical Stage I-II Hodgkin's Disease: Long-Term Follow-Up and Analysis of Prognostic Factors in 261 Patients PURPOSE: To perform a decision analysis that compared the ...

Exploratory laparotomy is an abdominal surgery that doctors sometimes use to diagnose abdominal issues. While it can be recommended when another testing method has been unsuccessful in diagnosing or ...

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 ...

Background Over the last decade, there has been a global emphasis on prioritising disparities in surgical care in low- 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 ...

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 ...

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.