• 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

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

Yes, using the laparoscopic forceps.

  • Surgeon
  • Tlalpan, Mexico City

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.

  • Colon and Rectal Surgeon
  • Glendale, AZ

Repairing an umbilical hernia laparoscopically does not require running at the bar.

  • Surgeon
  • Dallas, TX

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.

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