Ans: Laparotomy provides access to the intra abdominal organs or space. Through laparotomy, the digestive tract ( stomach, duodenum, ileum, jejunum, and colon), the retroperitoneal organs ( kidneys, aorta, adrenal glands, and the lymph nodes ), the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and the urinary bladder can be diagnosed and treated. In the case of males the prostate and for females the uterus and the ovary can also be treated with laparotomy. Laparotomy is extensively used by surgeons to treat abdominal disorders such as abdominal pain, abdominal trauma, peritonitis, abdominal infections, damaged or perforated intra abdominal organs. Laparotomy can also be used to check the spread of cancer or endometriosis in the abdominal regions.