Open AccessStrangulated internal hernia caused by an iatrogenic peritoneal band after total laparoscopic hysterectomy—A caveat to consider retroperitoneum closure
Author(s) -
Sakurai Shizuka,
Suzuki Yukio,
Nagai Koichi,
Ishidera Yumi,
Nakagawa Kazuya,
Miyagi Etsuko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6550
Subject(s) - medicine , evisceration (ophthalmology) , surgery , hysterectomy , hernia , cuff , general surgery , dehiscence , pathology , alternative medicine
Suturing the retroperitoneum is a common technique in laparoscopic hysterectomy, which is reported to reduce vaginal cuff infection and organ evisceration in case vaginal cuff dehiscence occurs. However, physicians should take into account that it may cause internal hernia.