Port-site tuberculosis after laparoscopy: Report of eight cases

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 930-932

  Ramesh, H ^a   Prakash, K ^a   Lekha, V ^a   Jacob, G ^a   Venugopal, A ^a   Venugopal, B ^a  

^a PVS Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Laparoscopy; Port site; Sterilization; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CIDEX PLUS; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ISONIAZID; PERACETIC ACID; PHTHALALDEHYDE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; SUPEROXIDIZED WATER; SURFACINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PORT SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0038317948     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9057-6     Document Type: Article

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