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.