Small bowel hernia through 5 mm trocar site with drainage tube in situ and its reduction by laparoscopy: A case report.

Cho, Baik Seol; Kim, Seung Ryong; Kang, Gui Eon; Hoh, Jeong Kyu; Kim, Seong Hee; Lee, Jung Han; Cho, Sam Hyun

doi:2010.53.6.551

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 53(6); 2010 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010;53(6):551-555.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/kjog.2010.53.6.551 Published online June 1, 2010.

Small bowel hernia through 5 mm trocar site with drainage tube in situ and its reduction by laparoscopy: A case report.

Baik Seol Cho, Seung Ryong Kim, Gui Eon Kang, Jeong Kyu Hoh, Seong Hee Kim, Jung Han Lee, Sam Hyun Cho

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimsr@hanyang.ac.kr

Abstract

The incisional hernia through trocar site is an uncommon complication of gynecologic laparoscopy. Its incidence is less than 1% and most of them are occurring through 10 mm trocar site. Small bowel herniation through 5 mm trocar site is very rare. Furthermore, 5 mm trocar site bowel herniation with drain tube in situ has not yet been reported. We present a case of small bowel herniation through 5 mm trocar site with drain tube in situ and its reduction by laparoscopy with a brief review of literature.

Key Words: Laparoscopy, Trocar, Hernia, Drainage