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Surgeons Corner
Fooled by the Film: Delayed Diagnosis of Incarcerated Small-Bowel Hernia After Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometrial Cancer
Abstract
Abstract Prompt recognition of laparoscopic surgical complications is vital. We present a case highlighting the dangers of relying on plain radiography for exclusion of bowel herniation through a port site. Early recourse to cross-sectional imaging is recommended to avoid such pitfalls.
- Complication
- Hernia
- Small bowel
- Incarcerated
- Strangulated
- Laparoscopy
- Radiograph
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The patient has signed a letter giving permission for the authors to submit the case and images for publication.