Ureteral injury due to a Harmonic scalpel during laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy
Patrick F Vetere1, Costas Apostolis
1Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Winthrop University Hospital, 259 First Street, Mineola, NY 11501, USA. pvetere@winthrop.org
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
|April 24, 2010
Abstract:
We present an unusual complication of a ureteral injury occurring during a bilateral laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy with the Harmonic scalpel (HS). The case illustrates in the same patient the versatility of the HS as a laparoscopic surgical instrument and energy source while at the same time demonstrating the potential for adverse, unexpected complications.
