Exacerbation of occult femoral hernia during laparoscopic prostatectomy

Laparoscopic prostatectomy has been accepted as an appropriate treatment for prostate cancer because of the shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery. We present a rare complication of groin hernia with incarceration and necrosis of small bowel following laparoscopic prostatectomy. Occult hernias a...

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Published in:Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2005-10, Vol.9 (4), p.476-477
Main Authors: Rosenblatt, Gregory S, Para, Raul, Conlin, Michael J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - epidemiology
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Aged
Case Reports
Comorbidity
Hernia, Femoral - diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Femoral - epidemiology
Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Prostatectomy - adverse effects
Prostatectomy - methods
Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Laparoscopic prostatectomy has been accepted as an appropriate treatment for prostate cancer because of the shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery. We present a rare complication of groin hernia with incarceration and necrosis of small bowel following laparoscopic prostatectomy. Occult hernias and small fascia defects may not always be apparent pre-operatively, but extension of pneumoperitoneal insufflation to extraperitoneal compartments should alert the surgeon to the possible presence of such a defect.
ISSN:1086-8089
1938-3797