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Comparative Study
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Second-look laparoscopy after laparoscopic relief of strangulated small bowel obstruction.
Laparoscopy is increasingly used for the treatment of complex small bowel obstructions (SBO). Conventional treatment of strangulated bowel is segmental resection. We have used second-look laparoscopy to preserve bowel in 4 cases of strangulated SBO. Of the 17 patients with bowel obstruction treated laparoscopically 4 had ischemic bowel. The obstructions were relieved and second-look laparoscopy was performed 24 hours later. In 3 cases the bowel had largely regained its normal appearance; 1 case required resection based on persistent ischemia. An average of 20 cm of bowel was preserved per patient, and there were no complications in these 4 patients. In sum, we have shown second-look laparoscopy for strangulated SBO to be feasible, safe, and, in most cases, bowel conserving.
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