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- Title
Laparoskopik Kolesistektomiden Sonra Nontüberküloz Mikobakteriyel Giriş Yeri Enfeksiyonu.
- Authors
Abd-Elhamid, Nader; Kasim, Khaled
- Abstract
Port-site infection by mycobacterial organism is an unusual complication. This article aims to report the occurrence of port-site mycobacterial infection after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and to describe the diagnostic and therapeutic tools of this unusual complication. This case series study included 7 cases presented by port-site unhealed sinuses after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Al-Azhar University hospital, Cairo, Egypt. Two methods were used to confirm the diagnosis; the bacteriological diagnosis by culture of pus collected from the port-site and histopathological examination of specimens after resection of port-site unhealed sinuses. Bacteriological and histopathological examinations showed the presence of mycobacterial infection in 4 cases. There was a special characteristic picture on sinogram and during surgical excision of the sinuses. All cases cured by meticulous surgery followed by anti-mycobacterial medications. Mycobacterial infection may be one of the causes of port-site delayed wound healing and the treatment should mainly depend on good meticulous surgical excision.
- Subjects
MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; BACTERIOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; SURGICAL excision
- Publication
TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 4, p481
- ISSN
1303-734X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5455/pmb 1-1332850550