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Drainage as a rare cause of intestinal incarceration

Kadija Saša (Institut za ginekologiju i akušerstvo, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Sparić Radmila (Institut za ginekologiju i akušerstvo, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Žižić Vojislav (Institut za ginekologiju i akušerstvo, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Stefanović Aleksandar (Institut za ginekologiju i akušerstvo, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)

Silicone drains are often placed in the abdominal cavity for prophylactic reasons. One complication resulting from drainage includes visceral herniation at the drain site of the abdominal wall defect An 82-year-old woman underwent a laparotorny for a large pelvic mass. After the operation, she developed small bowel incarceration, which was caused by aggressive drain extraction. Subsequent surgical treatment resulted in the patient's full recovery. This case emphasises the unusual causative mechanism of intestinal obstruction. Drains should be placed carefully in the abdominal cavity in strictly selected cases, only when it is reasonable to do so.

Keywords: hysterectomy, drainage, hernia, small bowel obstruction