Bowel injury in open technique laparoscopic cannula placement
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H Sadeghi-Nejad1, L R Kavoussi, C A Peters
1Departments of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Urology
|April 1, 1994
Abstract:
Open trocar placement is used by many surgeons during laparoscopy to avoid some of the potential complications of Veress needle and sharp trocar insertion. We describe a case of serosal bowel injury with a holding stitch placed to obtain an airtight peritoneal cavity during open laparoscopic trocar placement in a two-year-old patient. The importance of inspection of the initial umbilical puncture site is emphasized and a rapid, simple technique for repair of minor bowel injuries is described.