J Korean Surg Soc.
2005 Sep;69(3):266-268.
Internal Hernia as a Complication of Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
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- 1Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. 3rdvivace@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
- 3Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Abstract
- A-57-year-old male patient suddenly developed cramping pain in the left lower abdomen with a slight abdominal distension. He had undergone a laparoscopic nephrectomy for transitional cell carcinoma 7 days earlier. An abdominal CT scan revealed a dilated small bowel loop and an internal hernia was suspected. Surgery revealed a herniation of the jejunal loop through defects in the retroperitoneum, which was successfully reduced. We report a case of an internal hernia following a laparoscopic nephrectomy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only reported case of an internal hernia as a complication of laparoscopic nephrectomy.
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