Idiopathic postoperative ascites after laparoscopic salpingectomy for ectopic pregnancy.
Postoperative ascites is a rare and serious complication of laparoscopic procedures. Urinary tract injury, bowel injury, and lymph duct injury are the common causes; however, in some patients no definitive cause can be identified after an extensive diagnostic work-up. We present a case of postoperative ascites of unknown origin. The patient recovered with general treatments. We presume that diffuse peritoneal injury may have been caused by unidentified substances in our patient.
Zhao
Xiaofeng
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Affiliated Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Wang
Minzhen
M
Huang
Xiaoyan
X
Yu
Hong
H
Wang
Xianfa
X
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000601:surgery; D012489:Salpingostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*