Small Bowel Herniation Through a 5 mm Trocar Site: A Case Report.

Cho, Jun Sik; Hwang, Jong Yun; Lee, Dong Heon

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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2006;49(3):705-709.
Published online March 1, 2006.

Small Bowel Herniation Through a 5 mm Trocar Site: A Case Report.

Jun Sik Cho, Jong Yun Hwang, Dong Heon Lee

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. nayajo@kangwon.ac.kr

Abstract

Incisional hernias occur in <1% of women undergoing operative laparoscopy and are mostly limited to trocar sites > or =10 mm. Bowel herniation through 5 mm trocar site is more uncommon than that of 10 mm trocar site. So we present a case of small bowel herniation through a 5mm trocar site with a brief review of literature.

Key Words: Laparoscopy, 5mm trocar, Small bowel herniation

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