Enterotomy

It is a surgical opening of the abdominal cavity with dissection of its wall using a surgical knife for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Until the 20th century, it was used mainly for diagnostic purposes. It is also used for acute inflammatory processes of the abdominal cavity (peritonitis, purulent appendicitis, perforated gastric and duodenal ulcers, acute pancreatitis, etc.).

Enterotomy is a surgical procedure performed to eliminate intestinal diseases.

Enterotomy is a surgical intervention to open the abdominal cavity and thoracoabdominal region to treat intestinal diseases if conservative methods do not lead to a positive result. This type of operation is