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Exacerbation of Occult Femoral Hernia During Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
Laparoscopic prostatectomy has been accepted as an appropriate treatment for prostate cancer because of the shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery. We present a rare complication of groin hernia with incarceration and necrosis of small bowel following laparoscopic prostatectomy. Occult hernias a...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015624/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16381371 |
Sumario: | Laparoscopic prostatectomy has been accepted as an appropriate treatment for prostate cancer because of the shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery. We present a rare complication of groin hernia with incarceration and necrosis of small bowel following laparoscopic prostatectomy. Occult hernias and small fascia defects may not always be apparent pre-operatively, but extension of pneumoperitoneal insufflation to extraperitoneal compartments should alert the surgeon to the possible presence of such a defect. |
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