Authors: Polychronidis, A.; Tsaroucha, A.K.; Karayiannakis, A.J.; Perente, S.; Efstathiou, E.; Simopoulos, C.

Source: The Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 33, Number 3, May 2005 , pp. 360-363(4)

Publisher: Field House Publishing

Abstract:

We report a case of delayed perforation of the large bowel because of thermal injury during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A 78-year-old male with symptomatic cholelithiasis underwent a difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy because of multiple adhesions resulting from two previous cholecystitis episodes. The patient recovered well after surgery and was discharged on post-operative day 2. On post-operative day 10, the patient returned to the hospital with peritonitis. An exploratory laparotomy revealed perforation of the wall of the hepatic flexure of the large bowel, which was centred in a necrotic area 1 cm in diameter. The perforation was sutured and a temporary ileostomy performed, which was closed at a later date. The patient was doing well at a 10-month follow-up review. A delayed rupture of any part of the bowel after laparoscopic surgery can be potentially fatal if not treated during an emergency exploratory laparotomy, even if the clinical signs are not severe.

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Keywords: LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPLICATIONS; LARGE BOWEL PERFORATION; THERMAL INJURY

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2005-05-01

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