Abstract
Laparoscopic surgical procedures are infrequently complicated by bowel herniation through unsutured trocar sites. Nevertheless, there is a risk of this complication in patients presenting with symptoms of small bowel obstruction after laparoscopy. We present a case of delayed small bowel obstruction due to a Richter’s hernia, a rare type of hernia that involves incomplete protrusion of bowel wall through a surgical defect. Knowledge of this potential complication of laparoscopic procedures may prevent the significant morbidity that results from mechanical small bowel obstruction with necrosis.
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