Diagnosis of a Strangulated Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography

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" Diagnosis of a Strangulated Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography "
Argintaru, Niran; Al Den, Ahmed; Chenkin, Jordan

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	933577
Doc. No	:	LA5b9622m1
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Argintaru, Niran; Al Den, Ahmed; Chenkin, Jordan
Title & Author	:	Diagnosis of a Strangulated Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography [Article]\ Argintaru, Niran; Al Den, Ahmed; Chenkin, Jordan
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	16/3
Date	:	2015
Abstract	:	The use of point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis of bowel obstructions and hernias is becomingincreasingly common in the emergency department (ED). Using a relatively rare case of an incisionalport hernia, we demonstrate the ultrasound findings of a strangulated hernia causing a partialsmall bowel obstruction. A 46-year-old female presented four days following a laparoscopic surgerycomplaining of abdominal pain, nausea and lack of bowel movements. There was a palpable massin the left lower quadrant under the 12mm trocar port incision. ED point-of-care ultrasound revealedherniated akinetic loops of bowel through her laparoscopy incision. This is the first case report todescribe the use of point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis of a strangulated incisional port herniaat the bedside. [West J Emerg Med. 2015;16(3):450–452.]