TY - JOUR
AU - Slim, K
AB - 854 CORRESPONDENCE tumours of the right colon and the pancreas recognized 10 Letter 2 months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We were faced with this serious problem recently. Among 885 Sir patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy at our The article by Mr Rosario and colleagues (Br J Surg 1994; 81: surgical unit, five (03 per cent) were reoperated for missed 897) highlights the problems and morbidity of iliohypogastric and tumours of the right colon (a = 3) and the pancreas (n = 2). Two ilioinguinal nerve blockade for anaesthetizing the inguinal further patients with tumours of the right colon and pancreas region. The technique which is recommended by the Royal had a history of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed College of Surgeons of England’ is unreliable and, because of elsewhere. The median (range) age of the seven patients was 72 the uncertainty of anaesthetizing the ilioinguinal nerve, large (66-76) years, and all patients complained of recent atypical volumes of local anaesthetic tend to be introduced into the area abdominal pain. Only five tumours were resected (including two resulting in unwanted femoral nerve paresis. palliative resections) and two patients died after operation. The Having used local anaesthesia with conscious sedation for median (range) diagnostic 
TI - Delayed diagnosis of malignant tumours missed at laparoscopic cholecystectomy
JO - British Journal of Surgery
DO - 10.1002/bjs.1800820646
DA - 1995-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/delayed-diagnosis-of-malignant-tumours-missed-at-laparoscopic-8LngxQOzGO
SP - 854
EP - 854
VL - 82
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -