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Consider Additional Laparotomy Services
Published on Thu Feb 14, 2013
Question:The patient had an exploratory lapartomy with extensive lysis of adhesions, subtotal colectomy, and repair of serosal tear on small bowel. The surgeon removed the transverse colon, cecum, and ascending colon, but due to the patient’s hypertension and multiple ischemic areas on small bowel, he decided to leave the patient in discontinuity, loosely approximating the fascia and placing dressing. Two [...]