title: Strangulated small bowel hernia through the port site: a case report.
abstract: Port site hernia develops through a fascial or peritoneal layer that was inadequate or not repaired. It is a rare complication of laparoscopic surgery which may lead to serious problems. Here, we present a 77-year-old female, diagnosed with a small bowel hernia through a 10-mm port site. We had performed ten cases of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy before this case. The patient complained of left lower abdominal pain with a palpable mass. Abdominal CT showed an incarcerated small bowel hernia and the patient underwent segmental resection of the strangulated small bowel through a minimally extended port site incision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Holy Family Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 2 Sosa Dong, Wonmi Gu, Bucheon City, Gyunggi Do 420-717, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wook
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed