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Diagnosis and management of bowel injury during laparoscopic surgery
Author(s) -
Kirby Roger,
Arnold Frank,
Challacombe Ben,
Patil Krishna,
Amoroso Peter,
Dasgupta Prokar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.188
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , general surgery , laparoscopic surgery , surgery , laparoscopy
Laparoscopic bowel injury is a rare but potentially devastating complication of keyhole surgery. Consideration of this complication and a high level of suspicion of its occurrence are critical, not only by the surgical team involved, but also by the doctors and nurses looking after the patient in the community. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Interface Ltd