Laparoscopic surgery avoids large incisions for intra-abdominal operations as required in conventional open surgery. Whereas the patient benefits from laparoscopic techniques, the surgeon encounters new difficulties that were not present during open surgery procedures. However, limited literature has been published in the essential movement characteristics such as magnification, amplitude, and ...

Abstract Aim Open abdomen treatment (OAT) can manage severe abdominal conditions but is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Main risks are entero-atmospheric fistula (EAF), failure of primary fascial closure, incisional hernias. In this study, we assessed long-term functional outcomes after OAT to understand which factors impacted most on quality life (QoL). Methods After a retrospect...