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Creation of Abdominal Adhesions in Mice
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2016
Abdominal adhesions that form after surgery are a major cause of pain, infertility, and hospitalization and reoperation for small bowel obstruction. Our surgical procedure for creating abdominal adhesions in mice is a reliable tool to study the mechanisms underlying the formation of adhesions.
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Abdominal Exam IV: Acute Abdominal Pain Assessment
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2023
Source: Joseph Donroe, MD, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Abdominal pain is a frequent presenting concern in both the emergency department and the office setting. Acute abdominal pain is defined as pain lasting less than seven days, while an acute abdomen refers to the abrupt onset of severe abdominal pain with features suggesting a surgically intervenable process. The differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain is broad; thus, clinicians must have a...
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Creation of Murine Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms with Elastase
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2009
This video shows how to induce abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in mice via transient intraluminal infusion of porcine pancreatic elastase into the infrarenal segment of the abdominal aorta. The model has the ability to add broad insight into the pathobiology of AAA due to the emergence of numerous transgenic and gene knockout mice.
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Abdominal Exam II: Percussion
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2023
Source: Alexander Goldfarb, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA Medical percussion is based on the difference in pitch between the sounds elicited by tapping on the body wall. The auditory response to tapping depends on the ease with which the body wall vibrates, and is influenced by underlying organs, strength of the stroke, and the state of the body wall. There are three main medical percussion sounds: resonance (heard over lungs), tympany (heard over...
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A Model of Cardiac Remodeling Through Constriction of the Abdominal Aorta in Rats
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2016
A rat model of abdominal aortic constriction that induces cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling is described. An efficient, highly-reproducible, and minimally-invasive method is used to provide a simple yet useful platform for research in myocardial hypertrophy and dysfunction.
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Open procedures reach abdominal structures through a larger incision, whereas laparoscopic procedures use small ports through which instruments and visual guidance are introduced. The approach influences how surgeons access the operative field and manipulate tissues, but both require attention to surgical anatomy, bleeding control, and protection of surrounding structures. Choice of access supports treatment or diagnosis of the abdominal problem.
Surgical anatomy helps clinicians identify the diseased or injured structure while avoiding nearby healthy tissues. Accurate anatomical orientation supports targeted removal, repair, drainage, or reconstruction and reduces the risk of unintended injury. This principle applies across operations for conditions such as bowel obstruction, gallbladder disease, hernias, appendicitis, and abdominal tumors, where surrounding structures may also require protection.
Careful tissue handling protects surrounding structures, while bleeding control maintains a safer operative field and supports completion of the intended intervention. These principles work together because rough manipulation or uncontrolled bleeding can complicate access to the affected area. Applying both consistently is central to operative safety, whether the surgeon is removing tissue, repairing a defect, draining a collection, or reconstructing anatomy.
Depending on the clinical problem, surgeons may remove diseased tissue, repair damaged or weakened structures, drain an abnormal collection, or reconstruct anatomy. These actions are selected to address the underlying condition rather than simply access the abdomen. For example, the same broad surgical field can require different interventions for appendicitis, hernias, bowel obstruction, gallbladder disease, or abdominal tumors.
An operation may provide essential diagnostic information when direct visualization or examination of abdominal structures is needed to clarify disease or injury. In other cases, the procedure directly treats the problem and may be definitive. This distinction matters clinically because the operation can either establish useful information for further management or resolve the condition through removal, repair, drainage, or reconstruction.
Infection prevention begins as a core surgical principle and extends beyond the operative act into postoperative care. Recovery monitoring helps clinicians evaluate how the patient responds after tissue manipulation and treatment of the abdominal problem. Attention to both areas supports safer care and better clinical outcomes, alongside appropriate handling of anatomy, control of bleeding, and protection of surrounding tissue.