Bowel surgery. Surgeons performing an exploratory laparotomy to examine the bowel of a patient. Laparotomy is a surgical procedure involving a large i

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Bowel surgery. Surgeons performing an exploratory laparotomy to examine the bowel of a patient. Laparotomy is a surgical procedure involving a large incision through the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Here, loops of small intestine can be seen at left.

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