The Earliest Presenting Umbilical Port Site Hernia Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report
Published: July 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.8205
Rajeev Sharma, Deeksha Mehta, Manav Goyal, Sanjay Gupta
1. Professor, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab, India.
3. Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Deeksha Mehta,
11-A, Harbans Nagar, Jalandhar City, Punjab-144002, India.
E-mail: deeksha_doc@yahoo.co.in
Port site hernia after laparoscopic surgery is a rare complication. Here we present a case of a 55-year-old female, diagnosed with an anterior abdominal wall hernia through the 10mm umbilical port, just two days after her laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The uniqueness of this case is its extremely early presentation. Patient presented with features of acute intestinal obstruction and due to prompt diagnosis and timely intervention, she underwent a successful reduction of hernia and an anatomical repair of the fascial and peritoneal defect through the midline laparotomy incision.
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