Horizontal laparotomy in biliary tract surgery
Prevost, F.; Rousset, J.F.; Fourtanier, G.; Escat, J.
Presse Medicale 14(40): 2059-2060
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0755-4982 PMID: 2934697 Document Number: 243092
For operations on the biliary tract the transverse horizontal incision has the same advantages as the subcostal approach: strong abdominal wall, little influence on ventilation and wide access to the subhepatic region. But in addition, the abdominal wall nerves are preserved as much as possible, post-operative evisceration, if it occurs, can easily be repaired and subsequent surgery can be performed using the same route.