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ArticleCase reports in gastroenterology

Liver Abscess and Prolonged Postoperative Intra-Abdominal Free Air without Anastomotic Leakage after Laparoscopic Gastrectomy.

Naoki Kataoka, Shoji Oura, Shinichiro Makimoto

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Naoki KataokaDepartment of Surgery, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan.
Shoji OuraDepartment of Surgery, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan.
Shinichiro MakimotoDepartment of Surgery, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan.
Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 84-year-old thin, i.e., body mass index of 17.8, woman with gastric cancer underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy and lymph node dissection followed by Roux-en-Y reconstruction. During the operation, Nathanson liver retractor (NLR) was used to press the left lobe of the liver. The patient recovered uneventfully and was discharged on the 9th postoperative day. The patient, however, developed abdominal pain just on the day of discharge. Sudden onset of the abdominal pain and massive free air on computed tomography made us do diagnostic laparoscopy. Detailed laparoscopic observation showed slight liver swelling at the pressure site of the NLR, superficial band-shaped color change on the left lobe of the liver, and no anastomotic leakage, suggesting the massive free air caused by prolonged retention of postoperative intra-abdominal air. Two days later, persistent fever, inflammatory findings, and presumed liver abscess showing no healing tendency made us do ultrasound-guided aspiration to the liver focus. Bacterial culture test showed the bacterium

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Gastric cancerLaparoscopic surgeryLiver abscessNathanson liver retractorProlonged intra-abdominal free air

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PMID35949234
PMCPMC9247560
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