Perineal Hernia after Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54090#.VO1zJizQrzE Author(s) Zhenhua He 1* , Gaoyong Zhu 1 , Sen Zhang 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, He Zhou People’s Hospital, Guangxi, China . 2 Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, China . ABSTRACT Perineal hernias are uncommon complications following laparoscopic abdominoperineal operations. There is still very little known about perineal hernia. There are only few case reports to describe the repair of postoperative hernias after laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection (APR) in the literature. Here we present one patient with a perineal hernia after laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer. The surgical management with manual purse-string suture is described and discussed in this case report. KEYWORDS Perineal Hernia , Laparoscopic , Abdominop...