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Am J Forensic Med Pathol · Sep 2001
Review Case ReportsSmall bowel perforation as a complication of microsurgical lumbar diskectomy. A case report and brief review of the literature.
- P Hoff-Olsen and J Wiberg.
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
- Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2001 Sep 1;22(3):319-21.
AbstractVentral perforation is a rare complication of lumbar diskectomy. Injury to retroperitoneal vessels is the most common serious complication to such perforation. Ventral perforation with damage to the bowel is rarely reported. The authors present the first case report of injury to the small bowel during a microsurgical lumbar diskectomy. The case illustrates the importance of awareness of bowel injury as a possible complication of diskectomy. Possible pre- and postoperative considerations are also discussed. A brief review of the literature on bowel injuries after this common surgical procedure is also given.
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