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Port site ischemic necrosis: an unforeseen complication of laparoscopic surgery.

Oliver R, Coker A

Harold Wood Hospital, Romford, United Kingdom.

A case of necrosis of the 10-mm umbilical port site after laparoscopic closure of enterocele in a 66-year-old woman is reported. Ischemic necrosis of the superficial tissue with cellulitis of the umbilical wound was seen during debridement. This highlights a hitherto unforeseen complication of laparoscopic surgery.

Published 9 September 2005 in Am J Obstet Gynecol, 193(3): 873-4.
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