Tension pneumoperitoneum after surgery for endometrial cancer and hernia in a morbidly obese female: a case report

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor for the development of endometrial cancer and abdominal wall hernias. We report a case of tension pneumoperitoneum that developed after gynecological surgery and mesh repair of a ventral hernia. CASE PRESENTATION: A 57-year-old Asian Taiwanese woman with a body m...

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Autores principales: Lin, Bing-Sheng, Shan, Yan-Shen, Liu, Wan-Chen, Wu, Chin-Han, Wu, Pei-Ying, Hsu, Keng-Fu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5859759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29554957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1581-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5859759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29554957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1581-7

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