It is, however, feasible to use conventional instruments at laparoscopic surgery. When performing laparoscopic pyloromyotomy in an infant, as there was no suitable laparoscopic alternative for 'spreading' the incised tumour, we instead removed a
Abdominal wall metastases following laparoscopy
β Scribed by A. Prasad; C. Avery; R. J. E. Foley
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
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- 138 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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second intervention was performed, at which two small intestinal perforations were observed. A partial resection with ileostomy was performed. In the following weeks, the extension of cellulitis with profound myonecrosis led to multiple interventions for tissue excision. Skin and muscle cultures yielded Morganella morgani.
After 3 weeks of intravenous antibiotics (cefotaxime plus ciprofloxacin) and numerous surgical interventions, the patient was eventually cured.
Occult intestinal perforation during laparoscopy is rare2, but severe myonecrosis can follow unrecognized bowel injury.
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