title: [Small bowel obstruction secondary to incomplete torsion of proximal ileum following laparoscopic hysterectomy. Case report].
abstract: A minimally invasive approach for gynecologic procedures has become popular in recent years. Despite the advantages of this kind of surgery over open technique, laparoscopic hysterectomy is not free of complications. A case of small bowel obstruction secondary to incomplete torsion of proximal ileum ten days after an uneventful total laparoscopic hysterectomy is reported. Partial small bowel obstruction (PSBO) is a rare complication after gynecologic laparoscopy; its post-operatory incidence is 0.036% within a month after. A clean, adequate surgical technique, with minimal manipulation of internal organs, reduces the risk of adhesive process and PSBO.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Médica Sur Tlalpan, México, DF.
authors.forename: José Alfredo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López Rangel
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Audifred Salomón
authors.forename: Heidy
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ortiz Reyes
authors.forename: Pablo Joaquín
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cervantes Mondragón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery