Korean Journal of Gynecologic Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery  2011;23(2):89-93

A case of laparoscopic assisted suture of small bowel perforation.

Sun Wook JUNG 1 ; Jun Yong CHOI ; So Jin SHIN ; Sang Hoon KWON ; Gun Ho LEE ; Chi Heum CHO ; Soon Do CHA

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Keywords

Laparoscopic assisted; Delayed suture; Small bowel perforation

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

The use of laparoscopic surgical techniques is now being applied to a variety of operations traditionally performed in an open fashion. The indication for surgery included polyps, obstruction, bleeding, and perforation. Small bowel perforation was usually treated with open surgery, but now, laparoscopic-guided bowel surgery is technically feasible and should translate into shorter hospitalization and less patient discomfort. Recently, we successfully treated a case of laparoscopic assisted suture of small bowel perforation. Here we report this case with a brief review of literature.