Insertion of abdominal drainage after appendectomy is controversial. We report on a case of duodenal perforation due to a silastic open drainage tube placed in the right para-colic gutter after appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. This case offers a clue against too liberal usage of abdominal drainage after appendectomy. Conservative management of bowel perforations secondary to abdominal drainages should be attempted in the absence of generalised peritoniti
Background: Appendicitis is recognized worldwide as the commonest surgical emergency. Its management...
Introduction There is an ongoing debate whether prophylactic drainage or incidental appendectomy sho...
Small bowel perforation is a relative infrequent complication of blunt abdominal trauma. We reviewed...
Insertion of abdominal drainage after appendectomy is controversial. We report on a case of duodenal...
AbstractBackgroundThe use of surgical drains in abdominal surgery still remains controversial. While...
and Eric J H van Rhede van der Kloot1 Background: Intra-abdominal abscesses are the most common comp...
AbstractA surgical drainage simple surgical procedure that enables elimination of pathological efflu...
Background: Appendicitis is recognized worldwide as the commonest surgical emergency. Its management...
Introduction: Peritoneal cavity drainage is not riskless and several publications reported drain ind...
Background: Prophylactic abdominal drains for perforated appendicitis in children have generally bee...
Background: Perforated peptic ulcer is a common emergency condition worldwide, with associated morta...
Copyright © 2014 K. Jing and W. Shuo-Dong. This is an open access article distributed under the Crea...
Silicone drains are often placed in the abdominal cavity for prophylactic reasons. One complication ...
Background: Routine placement of a drain for complicated appendicitis is one of the approaches to re...
We report the clinical experience of one patient with perforated duodenal diverticulitis who was suc...
Background: Appendicitis is recognized worldwide as the commonest surgical emergency. Its management...
Introduction There is an ongoing debate whether prophylactic drainage or incidental appendectomy sho...
Small bowel perforation is a relative infrequent complication of blunt abdominal trauma. We reviewed...
Insertion of abdominal drainage after appendectomy is controversial. We report on a case of duodenal...
AbstractBackgroundThe use of surgical drains in abdominal surgery still remains controversial. While...
and Eric J H van Rhede van der Kloot1 Background: Intra-abdominal abscesses are the most common comp...
AbstractA surgical drainage simple surgical procedure that enables elimination of pathological efflu...
Background: Appendicitis is recognized worldwide as the commonest surgical emergency. Its management...
Introduction: Peritoneal cavity drainage is not riskless and several publications reported drain ind...
Background: Prophylactic abdominal drains for perforated appendicitis in children have generally bee...
Background: Perforated peptic ulcer is a common emergency condition worldwide, with associated morta...
Copyright © 2014 K. Jing and W. Shuo-Dong. This is an open access article distributed under the Crea...
Silicone drains are often placed in the abdominal cavity for prophylactic reasons. One complication ...
Background: Routine placement of a drain for complicated appendicitis is one of the approaches to re...
We report the clinical experience of one patient with perforated duodenal diverticulitis who was suc...
Background: Appendicitis is recognized worldwide as the commonest surgical emergency. Its management...
Introduction There is an ongoing debate whether prophylactic drainage or incidental appendectomy sho...
Small bowel perforation is a relative infrequent complication of blunt abdominal trauma. We reviewed...