Background: One of the major complications of emergency laparotomy is wound dehiscence, which is the separation of the abdominal wall layers after surgery. Wound dehiscence can lead to evisceration, infection, sepsis even death and requires second surgical intervention and prolon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i51230
Noorjahan Akter, Sharmin Akter Rime, Mahedi Afroz Shakil, Mursel Mashruh, Zaki Ibn Bari, Tamanna Rahman Shanta, Fahim Foysal kollol, Pinjay Biswas, Mst Anjuman Ara & Sadique Salehin·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Background: Intestinal stomas are often constructed in emergency abdominal surgeries, when primary repair of bowel carries high risk of anastomotic leakage due to peritoneal contamination or inflamed bowel or in hemodynamically unstable patient, such as typhoid ulcer perforation,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i41212
Background: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency; delayed diagnosis may increase morbidity, whereas diagnostic uncertainty may lead to unnecessary appendectomy. The Modified Alvarado Score (MAS) is widely used, but its performance may be limited in equivocal cases. S...
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