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- Title
Sterile abdominal abscess resulting from remnant laparoscopic clips after sigmoidectomy: A case report and literature review.
- Authors
Komori, Koji; Kimura, Kenya; Kinoshita, Takashi; Ito, Seiji; Abe, Tetsuya; Senda, Yoshiki; Misawa, Kazunari; Ito, Yuichi; Uemura, Norihisa; Kawai, Ryosuke; Osawa, Takaaki; Kawakami, Jiro; Asano, Tomonari; Iwata, Yoshinori; Kurahashi, Shintaro; Shimizu, Yasuhiro
- Abstract
The occurrence of intra-abdominal sterile abscesses due to remnant clips after laparoscopic sigmoidectomy is rare. Here, we report one such case in a 74-year-old woman. Two years after laparoscopic sigmoidectomy, abdominal CT indicated an area of fluid accumulation approximately 5 cm in diameter and located in the middle of the abdominal cavity that contained a cluster of clips. Fine-needle aspiration of the fluid was performed through the wall of the sigmoid colon. The luminal fluid was found not to contain cancer cells on histological examination. After 1 year, abdominal surgery was performed. The abscess was located in the mesorectum at the anastomosis site; it was incised and a significant quantity of ivory-white viscous solution containing a cluster of clips was extracted. This case emphasizes the importance of reducing the number of clips used in laparoscopic surgery.
- Subjects
NEEDLE biopsy; SIGMOID colon; COLON diseases; CANCER cells; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; GASTRIC banding; ENDOSCOPIC surgery
- Publication
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, 2014, Vol 7, Issue 3, p264
- ISSN
1758-5902
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ases.12112