title: Conservative treatment of recognized laparoscopic colonic injury.
abstract: Injuries associated with insufflation needles and trocar insertion have been reported extensively in the literature. Two millimeter laparoscopy is a more recent technique that has been used for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This case illustrates a 2 mm trocar colonic injury, recognized during a routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy; management was non-operative and ambulatory, with a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester, New Rochelle, New York, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rangraj
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents