Surgical Procedures/Abdominal Surgery

Laprotomy:
 * Operation by which abdominal cavity is opened.
 * A large incision is through the abdominal wall, made to operate on or view the abdominal contents.

Types of Laprotomy

 * 1) Therapeutic Laprotomy:
 * 2) *Is performed to inspect abdominal cavity.
 * 3) *	Is performed to manipulate with internal organs.
 * 4) Diagnostic Laprotomy:
 * 5) *Is performed to establish final diagnosis.
 * 6) *Is performed to surgically excise pathological formation.
 * 7) **E.g usually tumors.
 * 8) Probatoric Laprotomy:

Incisions
1.	Vertical Incisions. a)	Medial Incision: o	Commonest incision due to: 	Wide incision which gives more 	Is performed in: •	White line of Abdomen. •	Lateral to Umbilicus. o	Is performed not to disturb Round Ligament of Liver. Depending on the relation with Umbilicus, vertical incisions are known as: 	Superior Medial Incision. 	Inferior middle Medial Incision.