Laparoscopic Treatment of a Postoperative Small Bowel Obstruction

We describe the case report of a 25-year-old female who presented with signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction status after laparoscopic treatment of an ectopic pregnancy performed 3 weeks earlier. The patient underwent laparoscopic lysis of adhesions and reduction of small bowel obstruction. This c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Neff, Marc, Schmidt, Brian
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2010
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3021286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20529539
http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680810X12674612015148
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Sumario:We describe the case report of a 25-year-old female who presented with signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction status after laparoscopic treatment of an ectopic pregnancy performed 3 weeks earlier. The patient underwent laparoscopic lysis of adhesions and reduction of small bowel obstruction. This case report presents an atypical cause of postoperative bowel obstruction and reviews the current literature regarding laparoscopic surgery as an approach for treatment.

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