Small bowel perforation from a thermal burn caused by contact with the end of a laparoscope during ovarian cystectomy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 434-436

  Ito, Masayuki ^a   Harada, Tasuku ^b   Yamauchi, Nobuhiro ^b   Tsudo, Toshiyuki ^b   Mizuta, Masayoshi ^b   Terakawa, Naoki ^b  

^a Masuda Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bowel perforation; Complications; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OVARY CYST; PERITONITIS; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARIAN CYSTS;

EID: 33745878840     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2006.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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