title: Bowel injury in open technique laparoscopic cannula placement.
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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sadeghi-Nejad
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kavoussi
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries*; D020706:Laparoscopes; D008297:Male; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*