surgical incision through the abdominal wall, esp to investigate the cause of an abdominal disorder
2.
surgical incision into the loin
Word origin
C19: from Greek lapara flank, from laparos soft + -tomy
Examples of 'laparotomies' in a sentence
laparotomies
The falsely high lactate values can lead to misdiagnosis, inappropriate laparotomies, and delayed antidotal therapy.
Linn E. Hauvik, Mercy Varghese, Erik W. Nielsen 2018, 'Lactate Gap: A Diagnostic Support in Severe Metabolic Acidosis of Unknown Origin',Case Reports in Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5238240. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All of the laparotomies were performed within 3 hours of arrival.
Ashma Rana, Gehanath Baral, Ganesh Dangal 2013, 'Maternal Near-Miss: A Multicenter Surveillance in Kathmandu Valley', Journal of Nepal Medical Associationhttp://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/256. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Adhesive obstruction occurred between 6 weeks and 7 years after the index laparotomies.
Osifo Osarumwense, Ovueni Mike 2010, 'Is nonoperative management of adhesive intestinal obstruction applicable to childrenin a resource-poor country?', African Journal of Paediatric Surgeryhttp://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2010;volume=7;issue=2;spage=66;epage=70;aulast=Osifo. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There were 130 mid line laparotomies and 13 extraperitonial left flank incisions.
Fábio Hüsemann Menezes, Ana Terezinha Guillaumon 2012, 'Hérnias incisionais no pós-operatório de correção de aneurisma de aorta abdominalPostoperative incisional hernias after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair', Jornal Vascular Brasileirohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492012000300003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Laparotomies done for infective aetiology have higher adhesion risks.
Gerald Anand Raja, Padmanabhan Salem Rajarathinam, Kadhirvel 2017, 'AN ANALYTICAL STUDY IN ADHESIVE BOWEL OBSTRUCTION', Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcarehttp://www.jebmh.com/data_pdf/Kedhrivel%20-%20FINAL.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The decrease in laparotomies from 3845 to 3567 was not significant (p = 0.190).
Ming-Ping Wu, Chia-Jen Wu, Cheng-Yu Long, Chung-Han Ho, Kuan-Hui Huang, Chin-ChenChu, Cheng-Yang Chou 2013, 'Surgical trends for benign ovarian tumors among hospitals of different accreditationlevels: An 11-year nationwide population-based descriptive study in Taiwan', Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102845591300171X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Incisional hernias complicate 2%–20% of laparotomies.
Ethel Osei-Tutu, Ayokunle Osonuga 2016, 'Spontaneous evisceration through an incisional hernia: A rare complication in surgicalpractice', Journal of Acute Diseasehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618916300725. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
From the 79 exploratory laparotomies performed on an emergency basis, 53 (67.09%) required intestinal resection.
Ricardo Luiz Santos Garcia, Bruna Meyer R. de Matos, Omar Féres, José Joaquim Ribeiroda Rocha 2008, 'Surgical treatment of Chagas megacolon. Critical analysis of outcome in operativemethods Tratamento cirúrgico do megacólon chagásico análise crítica dos resultadosdos métodos operatórios', Acta Cirurgica Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502008000700015. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)