Open AccessA late presentation of an unnoticed iatrogenic jejuna! perforation with abdominal drain tube following total abdominal hysterectomy: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Sumon Rahman,
Tarafder Habibullah,
Khalilur Rahman,
Ibrahim Siddique
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of surgical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8668
pISSN - 1728-2152
DOI - 10.3329/jss.v21i1.43862
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal cavity , perforation , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , abdominal hysterectomy , tube (container) , hysterectomy , general surgery , mechanical engineering , materials science , punching , engineering , metallurgy
Surgical drains are commonly placed in abdominal cavity to assess abdominal fluid or bloodcollections following major abdominal surgery. Whatever the purpose of drain placementeither therapeutic or prophylactic it must deserve a great caution while penetrating throughthe parietal wall. This case report documents one patient with serious iatrogenic complicationaroused from abdominal drain tube following an open total abdominal hysterectomy procedure.
Journal of Surgical Sciences (2017) Vol. 21 (1) :42-44