Laparoscopic management of a small bowel obstruction of unknown cause

With the expanding indications for minimally invasive surgery, the management of small bowel obstruction is evolving. The laparoscope shortens hospital stay, hastens recovery, and reduces morbidity, such as wound infection and incisional hernia associated with open surgery. However, many surgeons ar...

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Published in:Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2008-07, Vol.12 (3), p.299-302
Main Authors: Burton, Elan, McKeating, John, Stahlfeld, Kurt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Reports
Female
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Intestine, Small
Middle Aged
Peritonitis - etiology
Peritonitis - surgery
Syndrome
Tissue Adhesions - etiology
Tissue Adhesions - surgery
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Summary:With the expanding indications for minimally invasive surgery, the management of small bowel obstruction is evolving. The laparoscope shortens hospital stay, hastens recovery, and reduces morbidity, such as wound infection and incisional hernia associated with open surgery. However, many surgeons are reluctant to attempt laparoscopy in patients with significantly distended small bowel and a history of multiple previous abdominal operations. We present the management of a patient with a virgin abdomen who presented with a small bowel obstruction most likely secondary to Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome who was successfully managed with laparoscopic lysis of adhesions.
ISSN:1086-8089
1938-3797