Saleem Khan, Zakiuddin G Oonwala.
Port site metastasis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Pak J Surg Apr - Jun 2004;20(1):42-4.
Department of Surgery, Hamdard College of Medicine & Dentistry, Karachi
Laparoscopic surgeries are becoming popular day by day and have replaced open surgeries at most of the centers. With the increase in number of diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopic sugical procedures, increase number of complications also has been reported. One of the most dreadful complication which is worrying laparoscopic surgeons, now a days is port site metastasis. We present a case of 39 years old male patient who had no evidence of intra-abdominal malignancy who presented with port site metastasis, after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. Possible mechanisms of recurrence are postulated and including haematogenous spread.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Laparoscopy. Gall Bladder. Cholecystectomy. Port Site Metastasis. Adenocarcinoma. Carcinoma Gall Bladder. Cancer.
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