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  2. Exploratory laparotomy - Wikipedia

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    An exploratory laparotomy is a general surgical operation where the abdomen is opened and the abdominal organs are examined for injury or disease. It is the standard of care in various blunt and penetrating trauma situations in which there may be life-threatening internal injuries.

  3. Flap (surgery) - Wikipedia

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    Flap surgery is a technique essential to plastic and reconstructive surgery.A flap is defined as tissue that can be moved to another site and has its own blood supply.This is in comparison to a skin graft which does not have its own blood supply and relies on vascularization from the recipient site. [2]

  4. Damage control surgery - Wikipedia

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    There are four main complications. The first is development of an intra-abdominal abscess. This has been reported as high as 83%. [20] [21] Next is the development of an entero-atmospheric fistula, which ranges from 2 to 25%. [5] [24] The third is abdominal compartment syndrome that has been reported anywhere from 10 to 40% of the time.

  5. Wound assessment - Wikipedia

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    Wound assessment is a component of wound management.As far as may be practical, the assessment is to be accomplished before prescribing any treatment plan. The objective is to collect information about the patient and about the wound, that may be relevant to planning and implementing the treatment.

  6. Laparotomy - Wikipedia

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    Depending on incision placement, laparotomy may give access to any abdominal organ or space, and is the first step in any major diagnostic or therapeutic surgical procedure of these organs, which include: [citation needed] the digestive tract (the stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum and colon) the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and spleen; the bladder

  7. Man sues hospital; claims wrong organ was removed ... - AOL

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    The bowel contents began to spill into his abdominal cavity, causing him to become much sicker,” said Moore. “The doctors had to install an ileostomy bag where Mr. Piano's intestine protruded ...

  8. DIEP flap - Wikipedia

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    Seven percent [10] of patients reported long-term abdominal muscle weakness. Less than 4% [11] of DIEP flap patients displayed clinically significant abdominal bulge, or hernia occurred. The reasons for this vary, though wound healing issues and sacrificing nerves seem to be correlated [11] with increased incidence of an abdominal bulge or ...

  9. Mikaela Shiffrin Suffers Abdominal Puncture Wound After ... - AOL

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    Professional skier Mikaela Shiffrin has suffered an abdominal puncture wound after crashing into a fence during a skiing event in Vermont.. Shiffrin, 29, was on her second run of a World Cup giant ...