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abdominal surgery
Indications:
- abdominal disease not amenable to medical treatment
Complications:
- 5-year risk of hospitalization for bowel obstruction
- related to adhesions
- 18-25% after open abdominal surgery
- 14% after abdominal wall hernia surgery
- 11% after laparoscopic surgery
- 11% after retroperitoneal or pelvic surgery
- 5-year risk for incisional hernia repair
- 6-12% after open abdominal surgery
- 7% after abdominal wall hernia surgery
- 3% after laparoscopic surgery
- 5% after retroperitoneal or pelvic surgery
Notes:
- see surgery
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abdomen
Specific
abdominal wall hernia repair
adrenalectomy
appendectomy
bariatric surgery
biliary tract surgery
cholecystojejunostomy
gastrectomy
gastroduodenostomy
gastrojejunostomy; gastroenterostomy
gastrojujenostomy (Billroth II)
hepatotomy
intestinal surgery
laparotomy (celiotomy)
liver surgery
omentectomy
pancreatectomy
pancreaticojejunostomy (Puestow-Gillesby procedure)
pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure)
peritoneal venous shunt; LeVeen shunt
pyloroplasty
repair of ruptured spleen (splenorrhaphy)
retroperitoneal exploration
splenectomy
suture of mesentery
General
surgery
References
- Bensley RP et al.
Risk of late-onset adhesions and incisional hernia repairs
after surgery.
J Am Coll Surg 2013 Jun; 216:1159.
PMID: 23623220
- Coccolini F, Roberts D, Ansaloni L, et al.
The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients: WSES
guidelines.
World J Emerg Surg. 2018 Feb 2;13:7.
PMID: 29434652 Free PMC Article
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5797335/