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Removal of an Intraperitoneal Foreign Body Using a Single Port Laparoscopic Procedure

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To remove a foreign body from the peritoneal cavity in laparoscopic surgery, 2 or 3 ports are usually used. We have recently performed such a removal using a single 10-mm transumbilical port, a 0-degree laparoscope, a Farabeuf retractor, and a laparoscopic grasping forceps...

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Autores principales: Lupascu, Cristian, Dabija, Marius, Ursulescu, Corina, Andronic, Dan, Vasiluta, Ciprian, Ursaru, Manuela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21902989
http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680811X13071180407113
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To remove a foreign body from the peritoneal cavity in laparoscopic surgery, 2 or 3 ports are usually used. We have recently performed such a removal using a single 10-mm transumbilical port, a 0-degree laparoscope, a Farabeuf retractor, and a laparoscopic grasping forceps. METHODS: Two patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter (V-P shunt) were admitted to our unit during the last year. They previously had a shunt catheter implanted for hydrocephalus of unknown cause. The complete migration of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter into the peritoneal cavity was observed in these patients 12 and 7 years after the implantation. The laparoscopic removal of the migrated catheter was decided on. Its presence and location were confirmed by the use of a 0-degree laparoscope, through a 10-mm trocar port. The catheter was held and pulled out using a grasping forceps that was pushed in just beside the trocar port. CONCLUSION: The laparoscopic approach enables safe removal of a foreign body in the peritoneal cavity. The procedure can be performed using a single port.