Laparotomy Median Total

Laparotomy (or abdominal) surgery is a surgical procedure in the abdominal cavity that is performed through an incision in the abdominal wall. Incisions during surgery can be transverse or longitudinal. The main objectives of this surgical technique are the diagnosis and treatment of pathological processes in the abdominal cavity. The operation is always performed under general anesthesia. This technique is used when it is necessary to open the abdominal cavity for various reasons:

- inflammatory processes; - malignant tumors; - acute inflammatory diseases of the internal organs of the abdominal cavity; - pathology of the bile ducts; - appendicitis, etc.

Total (median) laparotomy - indicated for inflammatory processes, tumors, purulent-destructive diseases and intra-abdominal complications. When performing this type of laparotomy, the surgeon makes an incision in the middle of the anterior abdominal wall from the sternum to the symphysis pubis. Through this incision, internal organs are examined and manipulations are performed on one of them. The totality and middleness of the cut is achieved by