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

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 reco...

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Main Authors: Naoki Kataoka, Shoji Oura, Shinichiro Makimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2022-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/524728