Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 8 , Pages 350-351, August 2007

A Missing Silk Strip During Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy and Bilateral Nephroureterectomy

  • Yu-Lung Chang
    • ,
  • Hsiao-Jen Chung

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hsiao-Jen Chung, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kuang-Kuo Chen

Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Urology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 15 December 2006; accepted 11 June 2007.

Article Outline

Many accidents and complications may occur intraoperatively and postoperatively. Herein, we present an intraoperative accident of a missing yellowish silk strip, which was sucked out by a hook cautery and suction probe during laparoscopic radical cystectomy and bilateral nephroureterectomy.

Key words:  complication , laparoscopy , radical cystectomy and bilateral nephroureterectomy , silk strip

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70018-2

doi:10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70018-2

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 8 , Pages 350-351, August 2007

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