Surgery Definition – What is the surgical procedure performed for small bowel obstruction?
Surgery Definition – What is the surgical procedure performed for small bowel obstruction?
Exploratory laparotomy is considered.to decompress the bowel, correct the underlying causes, resect the non viable bowel and maintain the continuation of the bowel. During the laparotomy, the bowel viability is assessed by assessing the color of the bowel. IF the bowel is green or black, it is non viable. If the bowel is plum, the bowel is wrapped in a warm saline soaked pack for few minutes and continue reassessment for peristalsis. Any absence of peristalsis indicates non viable bowel and absence of the pulsatility of the mesenteric also indicates non viability. Absence of the sheen of the bowel also indicates non viability of the bowel. At laparotomy bowel should be handle as little as possible to avoid any paralytic ileus post operatively. Extensive resection of the bowel may lead to insufficiency absorption of vitamin, fat which leads to diarrhea or steatorrhea and calicium malabsorption leads to osteoporosis.
Exploratory laparotomy is considered.to decompress the bowel, correct the underlying causes, resect the non viable bowel and maintain the continuation of the bowel. During the laparotomy, the bowel viability is assessed by assessing the color of the bowel. IF the bowel is green or black, it is non viable. If the bowel is plum, the bowel is wrapped in a warm saline soaked pack for few minutes and continue reassessment for peristalsis. Any absence of peristalsis indicates non viable bowel and absence of the pulsatility of the mesenteric also indicates non viability. Absence of the sheen of the bowel also indicates non viability of the bowel. At laparotomy bowel should be handle as little as possible to avoid any paralytic ileus post operatively. Extensive resection of the bowel may lead to insufficiency absorption of vitamin, fat which leads to diarrhea or steatorrhea and calicium malabsorption leads to osteoporosis.