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A laparoscopic approach was used to evaluate and manage hemoperitoneum that occurred in a 50 year-old woman who had undergone recent sleeve gastrectomy complicated by pulmonary embolism and hemoperitoneum. This case illustrates an important complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, the usefulness of laparoscopy for managing complications of bariatric surgery, and the challenge of laparoscopy in an peritoneum filled with a significant quantity of blood.
Authors: Donald Q Brubaker, BA – West Virginia University. Nova Szoka, MD – West Virginia University.
Laparoscopic visualization and evacuation of hemoperitoneum
Hemoperitoneum complicating prior laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Hemodynamic instability
Laparoscopic camera & bariatric laparoscopic instruments
Upper endoscope
Patient positioning: supine with footboard
CT of abdomen
Palmer’s point
peritoneal cavity
sleeve gastrectomy staple line
Hemorrhage, Infection, Thromboembolism
No conflicts to report for either author.
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Cohen A, Almog B, Satel A, Lessing JB, Tsafrir Z, Levin I. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy in the management of ectopic pregnancy with massive hemoperitoneum. Int J Gyn & Obstet. 2013;1223:139-141.
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