The laparoscopic second look for ischemic bowel disease
1996
Background: Survival after acute vascular ischemia depends on a second look laparotomy to detect extending bowel compromise and to verify the integrity of the anastomosis. In a series of five consecutive patients with acute ischemic bowel desease, we used laparoscopic technique to determine if a formal laparotomy could be avoided.
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