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Exploratory laparotomy

Known as: abdomen exploration, abdominal exploration 
Surgical examination of the contents of the abdominal cavity as a means of diagnosis.
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AbdomenAbdominal Cavity

Narrower (1)

Exploratory laparotomy, exploratory celiotomy with or without biopsy(s) (separate procedure)

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Laparotomy

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Chemotherapy can convert unresectable hepatoblastoma.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Critical reassessment of second‐look exploratory laparotomy for epithelial ovarian carcinoma. Minimal diagnostic and therapeutic value in patients with persistent cancer
From 1979 to 1984, 88 women with epithelial ovarian cancer were treated with surgery and chemotherapy, achieved a clinical… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Suture entrapment and secondary ureteral obstruction.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The advantages of hemodilution anesthesia for major liver resection in children.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Exploratory laparotomy for potential abdominal sepsis in patients with multiple-organ failure.
We studied 29 patients with multiple-organ failure (MOF) who underwent exploratory laparotomy because of suspected intra… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Extrarenal angiomyolipoma: diagnosis and management.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Laparoscopy for cryptorchidism.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Liver Tumors and Oral Contraceptives
Data on 78 cases of benign hepatic neoplasia among women with a history of oral contraceptive (OC) use are analyzed. Data for the… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Clear‐cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina and cervix in young females: (Analysis of 37 tumors that persisted or recurred after primary therapy)
Persistent or recurrent tumor complicated 37 of 154 cases submitted to the Registry of Clear‐Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Genital… 
1960
1960
Tumors of the gonads in cases of gonadal dysgenesis and male pseudohermaphroditism.
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