Successful Foley catheter tamponade of an epigastric vessel trocar injury in a toddler - A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Injuries to the inferior epigastric vessels during laparoscopic surgery are rare but reported. They can lead to significant morbidity. We report the successful tamponade of a bleeding epigastric vessel during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in a child using a Foley catheter. A Foley catheter has not been routinely used in pediatric surgery for this indication so far.

Case presentation

A 32-month-old boy underwent laparoscopic left inguinal hernia repair. During insertion of a 2 mm trocar, the left inferior epigastric vessels were lacerated, leading to a brisk bleed into the abdominal wall and into the abdomen through the trocar site during the procedure. When the hemorrhage was noted, the trocar was removed. The trocar tract was slightly dilat

SUBMITTER: Muensterer NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7985414 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature