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Diaphragmatic injury caused by an endo-retractor during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Author(s) -

YaoMing Wu,

Chih-Yang Hsiao

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of minimal access surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 0972-9941

pISSN - 1998-3921

DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.158956

Subject(s) - retractor , medicine , diaphragmatic breathing , surgery , traction (geology) , gallstones , invasive surgery , cholecystectomy , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , alternative medicine , pathology , geomorphology , geology

Endo-retractors are convenient devices for exposure and traction during minimally invasive surgery and are widely used in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Complications associated with the use of this device are rare. We present a patient with symptomatic gallstones who underwent LC and developed a diaphragmatic laceration as a result of the inappropriate use of an endo retractor. Although the incidence of complications with endo retractors is low, this report indicates the potential risk of diaphragmatic injury while using the retractors for exposure and traction during minimally invasive surgery.

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