Incarceration of bowel through opening of a 5-mm port.
An 85-year-old woman presented with genital prolapse (rectocele and cystocele) with stress urinary incontinence. Three days after laparoscopic promonto fixation, bowel became incarcerated in the opening of a 5-mm port site. This clinical case forces us to reconsider the harmlessness of 5-mm ports. We recommend making sure that their openings are well closed.
Bruyère
Franck
F
Department of Urology, CHU Bretonneau, Tours, France. f.bruyere@chu-tours.fr
Sun
Jie
J
Cosson
Jean-Pierre
JP
Kouri
Georges
G
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020047:Rectocele / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000209:etiology