Postradical cystectomy bowel perforation caused by a drainage tube: a case report

Postradical cystectomy bowel perforation caused by a drainage tube: a case report

Open drains are frequently placed in the abdominal cavity to prevent the collection of fluid or blood following major surgery. We describe a case of perforation of the large bowel caused by the drain tube placed in a 74-year-old patient who had undergone radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cance...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Cases journal 2008-11, Vol.1 (1), p.350-350, Article 350
Hauptverfasser: Chatzidarellis, Eleftherios P, Skolarikos, Andreas, Mazaris, Evangelos, Mitsogiannis, Iraklis, Alivizatos, Gerasimos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bladder cancer
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Cystectomy
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Injuries
Intestines
Risk factors
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Open drains are frequently placed in the abdominal cavity to prevent the collection of fluid or blood following major surgery. We describe a case of perforation of the large bowel caused by the drain tube placed in a 74-year-old patient who had undergone radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer.
ISSN:1757-1626
1757-1626
DOI:10.1186/1757-1626-1-350