A 46-year-old woman was admitted to Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) three weeks ago after complaining of abdominal pain. Upon ...

Hysterectomy, either total or subtotal, may be performed by different techniques, including the vaginal route, laparotomy or laparoscopy. Vaginal hysterectomy was originally only used for uterine ...

Laparotomy for tubal ectopic pregnancy is occasionally warranted in cases of massive intrabdominal hemorrhage or if adhesive disease precludes the laparoscopic approach. The procedure generally ...

While an exploratory laparotomy is traditionally an open surgery, this surgery can also be performed laparoscopically. In fact, exploratory laparoscopic surgery is more frequently utilized today. It ...

Although each study is separately presented below, many subject characteristics and the intervention itself are common to both. Patient histories were obtained from medical records and included ...

The patient described underwent formal laparotomy and exploration of the pancreas. This procedure is an open, rather than a laparoscopic approach, which allows the surgeon to palpate the pancreas ...

Laparoscopy is frequently used for the minimally invasive treatment of various gynaecological pathologies. Compared with laparotomy, laparoscopy is associated with faster recovery, better incision ...

Laparoscopic surgery is mainly used for the diagnosis and ... and more prospective trials are needed to determine it. Secondary laparotomy (SLL) is used to evaluate the primary surgical and ...

Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows healthcare providers to examine the inside of your abdomen or pelvic area without making large cuts. The instrument used for the operation ...

A Montgomery County jury has awarded damages to the family of a man who died from complications after a gallbladder removal ...