title: Drain site evisceration of fallopian tube, another reason to discourage abdominal drain: report of a case and brief review of literature.
abstract: Placement of a drain following abdominal surgery is common despite a lack of convincing evidence in the current literature to support this practice. The use of intra-abdominal drain is associated with many potential and serious complications. We report a drain site evisceration of the right fallopian tube after the removal of an intra-abdominal drain. The drain was placed in the right iliac fossa in a patient who underwent a lower segment Caesarean section (LSCS) for meconium liquor with fetal distress. The Pfannenstiel incision made for LSCS was reopened and the protruding inflamed fimbrial end of the right fallopian tube was excised. The patient made an uneventful recovery. Routine intra-abdominal prophylactic drain following an abdominal surgery including LSCS should be discouraged.
authors.affiliation: University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Department of Surgery, Dlishad Garden, New Delhi 110092, India. drps7777@gmail.com
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Faridi
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Navneet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaur
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D055815:Young Adult