Intra-abdominal Conditions

Dead Bowel (Bowlel Ischemia)

Patients with dead bowel benefit from STAR because it is difficult to assess extend and progression of bowel ischemia at the time of the initial laparotomy. With STAR dead bowel can be stapled off at the index STAR and anastomoses may be deferred to subsequent STAR entries and sutured once optimal perfusion to the bowl stumps is certain...