title: Laparoscopically assisted resection of small bowel injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: A patient with previous appendectomy and diagnostic laparoscopy underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. At the conclusion of the procedure, a small bowel trocar injury was identified. Resection and anastomosis were performed extracorporally via the umbilical incision. The patient was discharged on the third postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Elkus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*