Online ISSN: 2515-8260

RELAPAROTOMY IN GENERAL SURGERY – ROLE AND OUTCOME

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Dr Shashiranjan Sharma1,Dr Rajan Somani2,Dr Nilkanth Suthar3,Dr Abhishek dudhat4

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Laparotomy, also known as celiotomy, is performed by making a large incision in the abdomen to gain access to the peritoneal cavity.[1]Following elective or emergency laparotomy, many patients develop complications which may require reexploration for the correction of these complications. Relaparotomy means repeat laparotomy after run through an abdominal operation of abdominal cavity which is related to initial surgery .[2] Relaparotomy can be classified as early or late, radical or palliative, planned or urgent depending on time of repeat surgery , its goal and nature of urgency respectively.[2]Relaprotomy predominately found higher in males. Co morbid diseases adds to complicated first laparotomy and prolonged healing time and recovery. There are many Researches suggesting that the incidence rate of relaparotomy varies between 0.5 to 15% and incidence found higher in GI surgeries [3]

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