Small Bowel Herniation Through a 5 mm Trocar Site: A Case Report.
- Author:
Jun Sik CHO
1
;
Jong Yun HWANG
;
Dong Heon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. nayajo@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Laparoscopy;
5mm trocar;
Small bowel herniation
- MeSH:
Female;
Hernia;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Surgical Instruments*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2006;49(3):705-709
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Incisional hernias occur in <1% of women undergoing operative laparoscopy and are mostly limited to trocar sites > or =10 mm. Bowel herniation through 5 mm trocar site is more uncommon than that of 10 mm trocar site. So we present a case of small bowel herniation through a 5mm trocar site with a brief review of literature.
