Welcome to openabdomen.org,

a resource for surgeons who treat the difficult abdomen. The goal is to improve patient care by helping surgeons to better understand causes leading to the need for a PLANNED OPEN ABDOMEN abdomen, and provide information about surgical technique, tips, and tricks and supporting treatments.

WARNING
This is a purely scientific medical website without any commercial interest or advertizing.
These webpages contain pictures of surgical prcedures and diseases and may be objectionable to sensitive persons.

the passcode is the name of a surgical instrument that surgeons use to grab fascial edges!