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Perforation of the small bowel as a complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: CT findings
A C Ho1, K M Horton, E K Fishman
1The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Abstract:
Despite the widespread use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, technical complications unique to the laparoscopic approach may lead to significant postoperative morbidity and mortality. We report a rare case of small bowel perforation due to trocar injury that led to extensive pneumoperitoneum and pneumomediastinum in a patient who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Small bowel injuries should be suspected when a large or an increasing amount of free air is detected following this procedure.
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