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How does a doctor "run the bowel" laparoscopically?
I am guessing it is not the same as an open procedure. When doing an umbilical hernia repair do doctors usually "run the bowel" if it is done laporscopically and how?
4 Answers
Yes, using the laparoscopic forceps.
If is only an umbilical hernia it is not needed to. run the bowel or entet the abdominal cavity. Its contents are reduced and theumbilica defect repaired.
Repairing an umbilical hernia laparoscopically does not require running at the bar.
I do not routinely run the bowel during an open or a laparoscopic hernia repair unless I am concerned for other pathology. "Running the bowel" means examining it from the start to the end. During an open procedure, the bowel is felt between hands. During a laparsocopic procedure, instruments are used to pass one segment to the next.