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Omentum herniation at a 2-mm trocar site
Torbjörn Backman1, Einar Arnbjörnsson, Carl M Kullendorff
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden.
Abstract:
An infant underwent laparoscopy using a 2-mm trocar for the video optic to achieve a gastrostomy. Two days postoperatively, a trocar-site herniation of the omentum was noted and measured. This suggests that the operating surgeon should consider a secure closure of the wound even after a 2-mm trocar is used in infants.