Port-site pyoderma gangrenosum - a rare complication of surgical trauma

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009 Nov;91(8):665-6. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2009.91.8.665. Epub 2009 Jun 25.

Abstract

We report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum occurring at the site of a laparoscopic port insertion following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Hernia, Inguinal / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / etiology*
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / pathology
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / therapy
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / etiology