Postoperative Bowel Obstruction as a Rare Complication of an Abdominal Drain
Ann Ital Chir. 2024;95(2):132-135. doi: 10.62713/aic.3294.ABSTRACTAlthough routine intra-abdominal drain insertion following surgery represents a common practice worldwide, its utility has been questioned during the last decades. Several comparative studies have failed to document significant benefits from routine draining, and drain insertion has been correlated with various complications as well. Drain-related complications include, but are not limited, to infection, bleeding, and tissue erosion. Herein, we present the case of a 32-year-old patient with perforated peptic ulcer and purulent peritonitis, whose postoperativ...
Source: Annali Italiani di Chirurgia - April 29, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Iraklis Perysinakis Evangelia E Vassalou Georgios Saridakis Matthaios Triantafyllou Vasilis Christodoulou Paraskevi Triantafylla Eufrosini Papadaki Eelco De Bree Source Type: research
