Bowel Herniation Through 5mm Port Site: An Unusual Complication
Published: April 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7661
Shibumon Mundunadackal Madhavan, Vamsi Krishna Potunru, Alfred Joseph Augustine
1. Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.
3. Professor, Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Shibumon Mundunadackal Madhavan,
Associate Professor Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka-575001, India.
E-mail: drshibumon@yahoo.com
Trocar site herniation is a rare complication following laparoscopic surgery. We report a case of small bowel herniation through 5mm port site following laparoscopic myomectomy. A 36-year-old lady underwent laparoscopic myomectomy. On the fourth postoperative day she developed features of intestinal obstruction. Further evaluation with CT scan showed herniation of a loop of small bowel through the 5mm port site in right iliac fossa. Surgical exploration of the port site revealed a herniated loop of viable small bowel. The enlarged facial defect was closed after reduction of the bowel. Patient recovered uneventfully. Bowel herniation through 5mm port site is a rare complication which requires prompt diagnosis and immediate treatment to avoid morbidity.
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