Bowel Obstruction in the Postoperative Period of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair (TAPP): Review of the Literature

A case is presented of a male patient that presented with intestinal obstruction in the early postoperative period of a transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal repair (TAPP) that was diagnosed and repaired successfully using laparoscopy. Whenever a total extraperitoneal procedure (TEP) cannot be perfo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cueto, J., Vázquez, J.A., Solís, M.A., Valdéz, G., Valencia, S., Weber, A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 1998
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9876754
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Sumario:A case is presented of a male patient that presented with intestinal obstruction in the early postoperative period of a transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal repair (TAPP) that was diagnosed and repaired successfully using laparoscopy. Whenever a total extraperitoneal procedure (TEP) cannot be performed, the peritoneal closure of the TAPP should be done water-tight using interrupted stitches of absorbable monofilament sutures.

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