A case of intestinal obstruction following transperitoneal laparoscopic colposuspension

Abstract

We present the case of a patient who underwent a seemingly uneventful laparoscopic colposuspension. She appeared to bleed from one of the laparoscopic ports postoperatively and her haemoglobin level dropped. She became unwell on the eighth postoperative day. A diagnosis of small bowel obstruction was made from a plain X-ray film and the cause of this was revealed only at laparotomy. This case highlights a previously unreported cause of small bowel obstruction secondary to haematoma.