IMAGES IN LAPAROSCOPY |
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Year : 2018 | Volume
: 14
| Issue : 2 | Page : 171-173 |
Emergency hand-assisted laparoscopic haemostasis for post-operative haemorrhage following laparoscopic liver resection
Tze Yi Low1, Brian Kim Poh Goh2
1 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 2 Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Brian Kim Poh Goh Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplantation Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia 169856 Singapore
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DOI: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_50_17
Introduction: The use of laparoscopic surgery for liver resection and the management of abdominal emergencies has been well established. However, the value of this technique for post-operative haemorrhage in liver resection has not been characterized.
Case Description: We describe a case of post-operative haemorrhage following an elective totally laparoscopic liver resection that was treated with emergency hand-assisted laparoscopic haemostasis.
Discussion: Emergency hand-assisted laparoscopic haemostasis in the setting of post-operative haemorrhage after laparoscopic liver resection is feasible and should be considered as a treatment option in suitable patients.
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