Case Report of a 5-mm Delayed-Type Port-Site Herniathat Occurred After Cholecystectomy

Abstract

The patient was a 78-year-old woman who had a history of rheumatoid arthritis and was on long-term oral corticosteroids. One and a half years previously, she had undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis,and four ports were used. One year after surgery, she noticed swelling in the upper right abdomen. Six monthslater, she had abdominal pain. Abdominal CT led to the diagnosis of a port-site hernia. She was admitted to ourhospital and underwent laparoscopic hernia repair. The frequency of port-site hernias in the literature is reportedto be 1%. Port-site hernias can be divided into early-type hernias and delayed-type hernias according to the timingof onset after surgery, and a 5-mm port-site hernia is an extremely rare complication. This paper addresses ourexperience with a case of a 5-mm delayed-type port-site hernia that occurred in the postoperative period.