We herein describe the cases of 2 patients with abdominal drains trapped after surgical intervention. We were able to remove both by means of a flexible endoscope introduced through the tube, avoiding more invasive procedures. This unconventional technique could be useful before advocating surgery, provided the patient is suitable for this transtube drain removal by excluding entrapment of pelvic structure inside the tube.
Transtube exploration with flexible bronchoscope to extract trapped abdominal drains
SCIAUDONE, Guido;
2013-01-01
Abstract
We herein describe the cases of 2 patients with abdominal drains trapped after surgical intervention. We were able to remove both by means of a flexible endoscope introduced through the tube, avoiding more invasive procedures. This unconventional technique could be useful before advocating surgery, provided the patient is suitable for this transtube drain removal by excluding entrapment of pelvic structure inside the tube.File in questo prodotto:
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