Port site herniation of the small bowel following laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Port-site herniation is a rare but potentially dangerous complication after laparoscopic surgery. Closure of port sites, especially those measuring 10 mm or more, has been recommended to avoid such an event. CASE PRESENTATION: We herein report the only case of a port site hernia among...

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Main Authors: Itoh, Tsuyoshi, Fuji, Nobuaki, Taniguchi, Hiroki, Watanabe, Taiji, Kosuga, Toshiyuki, Kashimoto, Kingo, Naito, Kazuyo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2276505/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18275616
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-48
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