Ureteroscopic holmium laser to transect the greater omentum to remove an abdominal drain:Four case reports  

作　　者：Hong-Ming Liu Guang-Heng Luo Xiao-Fei Yang Zhu-Gang Chu Tian Ye Zhi-Yong Su Li Kai Xiu-Shu Yang Zhen Wang 

机构地区：[1]Department of Urology,Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital,Guiyang 550002,Guizhou Province,China [2]Department of Urology,The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University,Guiyang 550000,Guizhou Province,China [3]Department of General Surgery,Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital,Guiyang 550002,Guizhou Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2021年第31期9584-9591,共8页世界临床病例杂志

基　　金：Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.31660293.

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Drainage tube removal is difficult when the greater omentum becomes incarcerated in the drainage tube through the side holes.Currently,known removal methods are either ineffective or will cause additional damage to the patient in a secondary operation.Ureteroscopy and the holmium laser have been used in various surgical techniques in urology,and in theory,they are expected to be a good strategy for solving the problem of tissue incarceration.CASE SUMMARY Four patients diagnosed with difficult removal of an abdominal drainage tube following abdominal surgery are reported.All patients underwent surgery to remove the incarcerated greater omentum in the drainage tube using a holmium laser and a ureteroscope,and a new 16-F drain was then placed in the abdominal or pelvic cavity.The efficacy of this technique was evaluated by intraoperative conditions,success rate,and operating time;safety was evaluated by perioperative conditions and the probability of postoperative complications.All four operations went smoothly,and the drains were successfully removed in all patients.The average operating time was 24.5 min.Intraoperatively,the average irrigation volume was 892.0 mL,the average drainage volume was 638.5 mL,and no bleeding or damage to surrounding tissues was observed.Postoperatively,the average drainage volume was 32.8 mL and the new drains were removed within 36 h.All patients were able to get out of bed and move around within 12 h.Their visual analogue pain scores were all below 3.The average follow-up duration was 12.5 mo and no complications such as fever or bleeding were noted.CONCLUSION Ureteroscopic holmium laser surgery is an effective,safe and minimally invasive technique for removing drains where the greater omentum is incarcerated in the abdominal drain.

关 键 词：Ureteroscope Holmium laser Drainage Greater omentum Complication of abdominal surgery Case report 

分 类 号：R656[医药卫生—外科学]