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  2. Postoperative wounds - Wikipedia

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    Postoperative wounds are those wounds acquired during surgical procedures. Postoperative wound healing occurs after surgery and normally follows distinct bodily reactions: the inflammatory response, the proliferation of cells and tissues that initiate healing, and the final remodeling.

  3. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    A study in a large prospective study of 2010 obese patients showed a 29% reduction in mortality up to 15 years following surgery (hazard ratio 0.71 when adjusted for sex, age, and risk factors), compared to a non-surgically treated group of 2037 patients.

  4. Rectal prolapse - Wikipedia

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    The abdominal approach carries a small risk of impotence in males (e.g. 1-2% in abdominal rectopexy). [10] Abdominal operations may be open or laparoscopic (keyhole surgery). [3] Laparoscopic procedures Recovery time following laparoscopic surgery is shorter and less painful than following traditional abdominal surgery. [32]

  5. Hysterectomy - Wikipedia

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    Vaginal hysterectomy is performed entirely through the vaginal canal and has clear advantages over abdominal surgery such as fewer complications, shorter hospital stays and shorter healing time. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] Abdominal hysterectomy, the most common method, is used in cases such as after caesarean delivery, when the indication is cancer, when ...

  6. Abdominal surgery - Wikipedia

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    The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen . Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach , kidney , liver , etc.) Diseases affecting the abdominal cavity are dealt with generally under their own names.

  7. Bowel resection - Wikipedia

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    Any abdominal surgery may result in an incisional hernia where the abdomen was accessed. Hernias develop when the fascia of the abdominal cavity separates after the surgical closure. This may be due to suture failure, poor wound healing. Other risk factors include obesity and smoking. [22]

  8. Pope Francis recovering in hospital after abdominal surgery - AOL

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  9. Wound healing - Wikipedia

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    Passive smoking also impairs a proper wound healing process. [66] Age – Increased age (over 60 years) is a risk factor for impaired wound healing. [64] It is recognized that, in older adults of otherwise overall good health, the effects of aging causes a temporal delay in healing, but no major impairment with regard to the quality of healing ...