Open AccessAnalysis of laparoscopic port site complications: A descriptive study
Author(s) -
S. Karthik,
Alfred Joseph Augustine,
Shibumon M. Madhavan,
M. M. Manohara Pai
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.110964
Subject(s) - medicine , port (circuit theory) , surgery , laparoscopic surgery , laparoscopy , complication , electrical engineering , engineering
The rate of port site complications following conventional laparoscopic surgery is about 21 per 100,000 cases. It has shown a proportional rise with increase in the size of the port site incision and trocar. Although rare, complications that occur at the port site include infection, bleeding, and port site hernia.