Resumen

PRIEGO-JIMENEZ, Pablo, RUIZ-TOVAR, Jaime y PAIVA-CORONEL, Gabriel Alejandro. Uso de la Sonda de Foley para el Control del Sangrado de la Pared Abdominal por los Orificios de los Trócares durante la Cirugía Laparoscópica. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú, jul./set. 2011, vol.31, no.3, p.241-244. ISSN 1022-5129.

BACKGROUND: Abdominal wall bleeding in the port-site insertion place during laparoscopic surgery is sometimes difficult to control and can be associated with morbidity ranging from parietal pain up to haematoma and massive haemoperitoneum. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We perform a retrospective study of our experience in the management of the abdominal wall bleeding port-site using a Foley’s catheter (24F), in those cases when haemostasis with electrocautery was not achieved. RESULTS: This technique was used in 35 patients (27 women and 8 men) with a mean age of 45,37 years (range 24-82 years). The median of time up to the removal of the catheter was 36 hours (range 24-48 hours), without observing bleeding or prolongation of the hospital stay or readmission. CONCLUSIONS: The use of Foley’s catheter is a simple and efficient method for the control of the port-site bleeding during laparoscopic surgery.

Palabras llave: Laparoscopy; Haemorrhage; Port-site; Foley’s catheter.