Strangulated small bowel hernia through the port site: a case report

World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Nov 28;14(44):6881-3. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6881.

Abstract

Port site hernia develops through a fascial or peritoneal layer that was inadequate or not repaired. It is a rare complication of laparoscopic surgery which may lead to serious problems. Here, we present a 77-year-old female, diagnosed with a small bowel hernia through a 10-mm port site. We had performed ten cases of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy before this case. The patient complained of left lower abdominal pain with a palpable mass. Abdominal CT showed an incarcerated small bowel hernia and the patient underwent segmental resection of the strangulated small bowel through a minimally extended port site incision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy / adverse effects*
  • Hernia, Abdominal / etiology*
  • Hernia, Abdominal / pathology
  • Hernia, Abdominal / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / pathology
  • Intestinal Obstruction / surgery
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Reoperation
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed