Acute appendicitis within a robotic port-site hernia: a case report. Issue 2 (21st February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qu, Tong; Li, Ruojia; Kothari, Anai N; Anstadt, Michael J
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical case reports. Volume 2020:Issue 2(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-02-21
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjz399
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8812

Abstract

Abstract: Trocar-site hernias are uncommon complications of minimally invasive surgery. The potential for incarceration or strangulation of intra-abdominal contents within trocar-site hernias can lead to major morbidity. We present a case of acute, strangulated appendicitis within a right lower quadrant 8 mm robotic trocar site following robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We additionally perform a brief review of the literature regarding the optimal approach to trocar-site closure.