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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 154-155 |
Retained portion of the appendix following laparosocpic appendicectomy causing peritonitis and ileus
BP Gouda1, RT Kochar1, RS Shah2
1 Department of Surgery, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai-400007, India
2 Department of Pediatric Surgeon, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai-400007, India
Correspondence Address:
R S Shah
F/5, Third Floor, Pannalal Terraces, Lamington Road, Grant Road (E), Mumbai - 400007
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.78353
We describe a patient who developed peritonitis and paralytic ileus due to a retained portion of the inflammed appendix following laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA). The details of the presentation and management are discussed along with a brief review of the unusual complications LA.
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