title: Exacerbation of occult femoral hernia during laparoscopic prostatectomy.
abstract: Laparoscopic prostatectomy has been accepted as an appropriate treatment for prostate cancer because of the shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery. We present a rare complication of groin hernia with incarceration and necrosis of small bowel following laparoscopic prostatectomy. Occult hernias and small fascia defects may not always be apparent pre-operatively, but extension of pneumoperitoneal insufflation to extraperitoneal compartments should alert the surgeon to the possible presence of such a defect.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Portland 97201, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Para
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Conlin
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed