Usually, only exploratory laparotomy is considered a stand-alone surgical operation.

This may involve an exploratory laparotomy or an emergency appendectomy.

Exploratory laparotomy is rarely used, though it may be of benefit in patients with particularly severe hemorrhage.

Note: exploratory laparotomy has fallen out of favor for lymphoma staging.

The approach to treatment often depends on the results of preoperative localization studies and findings at exploratory laparotomy.

He died after an exploratory laparotomy to obtain a lymph node and liver biopsy.

A rare but serious adverse reaction is acute abdominal pain significant enough to warrant exploratory laparotomy or laparoscopy.

In some cases, laparoscopy, exploratory laparotomy, or biopsy may be needed to confirm disorders that can cause ambiguous genitalia.

Had our patient been subjected to an exploratory laparotomy during the initial admission the diaphragmatic tear would have been diagnosed at that time.

Diagnostic laparoscopy or exploratory laparotomy may also be performed if other diagnostic methods do not yield conclusive results.

Surgical intervention is nearly always required in form of exploratory laparotomy and closure of perforation with peritoneal wash.

This type of surgery is used also for visualizing and examining structures inside the abdominal cavity and it is called exploratory laparotomy.

Emergency exploratory laparotomy with cesarean delivery accompanied by fluid and blood transfusion are indicated for the management of uterine rupture.

Laparotomy; Exploratory laparotomy The abdomen contains many organs:

Post-operatively, the patient had two spontaneous menstrual cycles, followed by amenorrhoea; exploratory laparotomy confirmed uterine necrosis.

This is commonly done for Whipple procedures, distal pancreatectomy, some forms of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and exploratory laparotomy.

PS - pathological stage as obtained by exploratory laparotomy (surgery performed through an abdominal incision) with splenectomy (surgical removal of the spleen).

Exploratory laparotomy - may be used to investigate the level of progression of benign or malignant disease, or to assess and repair damage to the pelvic organs.

In many adult trauma centres exploratory laparotomy is an essential part of complete evaluation of the patient, and these centres have a lower incidence of missed diaphragmatic injuries.

Abdominal CT scan Abdominal ultrasound ERCP An exploratory laparotomy may be done to confirm the diagnosis of pancreatitis.

Due to the fact that the patient is an extremist and is responding poorly to fluids, the patient will be taken immediately to the operating room, where exploratory laparotomy will be done.

Lo CM, Lai EC, Liu CL, et al.: Laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasonography avoid exploratory laparotomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

In diagnostic laparotomy (most often referred to as an exploratory laparotomy and abbreviated Ex-Lap), the nature of the disease is unknown, and laparotomy is deemed the best way to identify the cause.

He bills separately for three procedures - exploratory laparotomy, excision of the ovary and removal of the scar tissue - when, according to many experts, he should bill only for removal of the ovary.

Diagnostic testing may include: Abdominal film Abdominal CT scan (occasionally) Laboratory tests such as a CBC Sometimes, the physical examination will indicate a need for immediate surgery (an exploratory laparotomy or an emergency appendectomy).