Postradical cystectomy bowel perforation caused by a drainage tube: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Open drains are frequently placed in the abdominal cavity to prevent the collection of fluid or blood following major surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of perforation of the large bowel caused by the drain tube placed in a 74-year-old patient who had undergone radical cyst...

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Autores principales: Chatzidarellis, Eleftherios P, Skolarikos, Andreas, Mazaris, Evangelos, Mitsogiannis, Iraklis, Alivizatos, Gerasimos
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19032750
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-350
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Open drains are frequently placed in the abdominal cavity to prevent the collection of fluid or blood following major surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of perforation of the large bowel caused by the drain tube placed in a 74-year-old patient who had undergone radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer.

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