First complete laparoscopic resection of a gangrenous falciform ligament.
Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for patients with gangrene or an abscess of the falciform ligament. We describe the first complete laparoscopic resection of a gangrenous falciform ligament in a 44-year-old female patient with first signs and symptoms of peritonitis.
Czymek
Ralf
R
Department of Surgery, University of Luebeck Medical School, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Luebeck D-23538, Germany. ralf_czymek@web.de
Bouchard
Ralf
R
Hollmann
Stephanie
S
Kagel
Christiane
C
Frank
Armin
A
Bruch
Hans-Peter
HP
Buerk
Conny
C
D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008022:Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed