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First complete laparoscopic resection of a gangrenous falciform ligament
Ralf Czymek1, Ralf Bouchard, Stephanie Hollmann
1Department of Surgery, University of Luebeck Medical School, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Luebeck D-23538, Germany. ralf_czymek@web.de
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
|August 6, 2009
Abstract:
Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for patients with gangrene or an abscess of the falciform ligament. We describe the first complete laparoscopic resection of a gangrenous falciform ligament in a 44-year-old female patient with first signs and symptoms of peritonitis.
