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Need abdominal surgery. does a history of a laparoscopic surgery converted to open abdominal make me at higher risk & inability to do laparoscopic?

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Dr. Al Hegab answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Depends: On the kind of open abdominal surgery you had before, the surgeon would decide whether to go for a laparascopic or open surgery. This is rather a very technical question cannot be answered with precisiin with this limited history / online, wish yiu well

Dr Kuitems and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 9/2/2019

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