Laparotomy is the medical term for a type of open surgery of the abdomen. It allows surgeons to view the abdominal organs to diagnose and treat a variety of conditions. Here, we look at the types and ...

Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that projects from your colon on the lower right side of your abdomen. Appendicitis causes pain in your lower right abdomen.

Appendectomies were performed for suspected appendicitis in 394 patients in 1995 and 372 patients in 1998. The age, gender, and the final diagnostic characteristics of the two populations were similar ...

The inflammatory response after laparoscopy and laparotomy has been compared in studies in adults, but only a few studies have compared the immune response between laparoscopy and laparotomy in ...