Acute appendicitis within a robotic port-site hernia: a case report. J Surg Case Rep 2020 Feb;2020(2):rjz399
Date
02/28/2020Pubmed ID
32104565Pubmed Central ID
PMC7033484DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjz399Abstract
Trocar-site hernias are uncommon complications of minimally invasive surgery. The potential for incarceration or strangulation of intra-abdominal contents within trocar-site hernias can lead to major morbidity. We present a case of acute, strangulated appendicitis within a right lower quadrant 8 mm robotic trocar site following robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We additionally perform a brief review of the literature regarding the optimal approach to trocar-site closure.