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 ...

Blakely ML, TysonJE, Lally KP, et al. Initial laparotomy versus peritoneal drainage in extremely low birth weight infants with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation: a ...

An appeals court has upheld a family's $9.5 million jury award after a physician left an 18-inch sponge in a patient's abdomen that remained in her stomach for 5 years. During the surgery, performed ...

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 ...

Fertility counseling in young adult patients with cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Emergency Laparotomy (EL) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Variation in practice and patient outcomes for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy has been identified through ...