A missing silk strip during laparoscopic radical cystectomy and bilateral nephroureterectomy.
Many accidents and complications may occur intraoperatively and postoperatively. Herein, we present an intraoperative accident of a missing yellowish silk strip, which was sucked out by a hook cautery and suction probe during laparoscopic radical cystectomy and bilateral nephroureterectomy.
Chang
Yu-Lung
YL
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chung
Hsiao-Jen
HJ
Chen
Kuang-Kuo
KK
D000368:Aged; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*