Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2013)

Incarcerated Trocar Site Herniation of the Small Bowel following Laparoscopic Myomectomy

  • William Kondo,
  • Monica Tessmann Zomer,
  • Andresa Braga-Baiak,
  • Rafael Menezes de Azevedo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/202743
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2013

Abstract

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Small bowel herniation through the fascial defect created by the entry of trocars is one of the major complications of the laparoscopic surgery. In this paper, we describe a 42-year-old woman developing an incarcerated trocar site herniation of the small bowel following laparoscopic myomectomy and treated by laparoscopic approach.