A pseudoaneurysm of the inferior epigastric artery after laparoscopic right hemicolectomy

Both the superficial and deep epigastric vessels are susceptible to injury.2 On occasion, a vessel injury may not be recognized intraoperatively due to vasospasm or by temporary tamponade from the pneumoperitoneum or port. [...] the injury may not present until later in the postoperative period as a...

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Published inThe American surgeon Vol. 75; no. 12; pp. 1266 - 1268
Main Authors Bildzukewicz, Nikolai A, Durkan, Brandice, Maxwell, Pinckney J, Isenberg, Gerald A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.12.2009
Subjects
Adenoma - surgery
Aged, 80 and over
Aneurysm, False - diagnosis
Aneurysm, False - etiology
Aneurysm, False - therapy
Colectomy - adverse effects
Colectomy - methods
Colonic Neoplasms - surgery
Epigastric Arteries
Female
Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable - therapeutic use
Hemostatics - therapeutic use
Humans
Hypothyroidism
Laparoscopy
Medical imaging
Mortality
Postoperative period
Radiography, Interventional
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Both the superficial and deep epigastric vessels are susceptible to injury.2 On occasion, a vessel injury may not be recognized intraoperatively due to vasospasm or by temporary tamponade from the pneumoperitoneum or port. [...] the injury may not present until later in the postoperative period as a retroperitoneal hematoma or pseudoaneurysm.2 Early identification of the injury is critical to reducing postoperative morbidity and mortality.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313480907501229