| Damage control surgery by keeping the abdomen open during pregnancy: favorable outcome, a case report. | |
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PMID: 19778444 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Acute abdomen in advanced pregnancy is one of the most challenging surgical situations. In life-threatening situations, despite optimal management, foetus distress and preterm delivery may occur. Although laparostomy is a useful treatment of abdominal sepsis, its successful management has not been reported previously in pregnant women. CASE: 30-year-old woman at 23 week of pregnancy was investigated for non-specific abdominal pain. Surgical exploration revealed extensive ischemic bowel necrosis. Multiple segmental resections were performed and abdomen was left open with vacuum assisted dressing, maintained for 48 hours. At the third surgical look the continuity was restored and abdominal wall closed. The foetal condition stayed unperturbed under pharmacologic tocolysis. Pregnancy was carried to full term delivery. CONCLUSION: Open abdomen strategy can be successfully applied in pregnant woman. |
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Wojciech Staszewicz; Michel Christodoulou; François Marty; Vincent Bettschart |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-09-24 |
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Title: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES Volume: 4 ISSN: 1749-7922 ISO Abbreviation: World J Emerg Surg Publication Date: 2009 |
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Created Date: 2009-10-08 Completed Date: 2011-07-14 Revised Date: 2011-11-21 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101266603 Medline TA: World J Emerg Surg Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Surgery, Mid-Valais Hospital Center, Sion, Switzerland. wojciech.staszewicz@rsv-gnw.ch. |
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