A laparotomy is an operation to look inside your tummy (abdomen) and pelvis to find out if there is any cancer and if it has spread. Your surgeon makes a large cut down the middle of your abdomen.

Your surgeon can remove an ovarian cyst by using laparoscopy or laparotomy. During surgery, your surgeon may remove just the cyst, part of your ovary, or the entire ovary, depending on factors ...

Adenomyosis, a prevalent non-cancerous condition, is characterized by the erroneous presence of endometrial tissue within the ...

He said the team performed an explanatory laparotomy [incision through the abdominal wall] to address the blockage. The procedure was led by Dr Hollenbach, Dr Yolandi Smit, and Sister Adelle Rossouw, ...