Trocar-site Herniation after Laparoscopic Myomectomy via Culdotomy Extraction

Trocar-site hernia is a rare and life-threatening complication of laparoscopic abdominal surgery; 5-mm trocar-site bowel herniation is rarer than ≥ 10-mm trocar-site herniation. We present a 41-year-old female patient on the postoperative 6 day with laparoscopic myomectomy admitted to our emergency department with severe vomiting and nausea. At the end of the evaluations, she was diagnosed with 5-mm trocar-site small bowel herniation. A herniated small bowel segment was rescued through the laparotomy. After full recovery, the patient was discharged on the 3 day of hospitalization. Although there is no consensus on the closure of small fascia incisions (