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Damage Control Surgery by Keeping the Abdomen Open During Pregnancy: Favorable Outcome, A Case Report

Presented by:	World Journal of Emergency Surgery / Wojciech Staszewicz, Michel Christodoulou, Francois Marty and Vincent Bettschart
Summary points:	A 30-year-old female at 23 weeks' gestation presents with non-specific abdominal pain. Laboratory tests, ultrasound, laparoscopy, and laparotomy are described; images provided. The authors discuss the potential for success in an open abdomen strategy in pregnant women.
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