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A rare case of interparietal incisional hernia from 8 mm trocar site after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

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Trocar site hernia arising from 8 mm robotic port is very rare despite the increasing prevalence of robot-assisted surgeries. To date, there had been only a single case reported in the literature. We report a case of small bowel obstruction secondary to an interparietal trocar site incisional hernia after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. Meticulous closure of 8 mm robotic trocar sites associated with large peritoneal defect at the end of surgery should be performed.

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Lim, S.K., Kim, K.H., Shin, TY. et al. A rare case of interparietal incisional hernia from 8 mm trocar site after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. Hernia 18, 911–913 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-013-1137-0

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