Port-site infection with Mycobacterium chelonei following laparoscopic appendicectomy

Bhandarkar, D.S.; Bhagwat, S.; Punjani, R.

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology 20(6): 247-248

2001


ISSN/ISBN: 0254-8860
PMID: 11817785
Document Number: 536150
We report a 14-year-old girl who developed port-site infection with Mycobacterium chelonei following laparoscopic appendicectomy. She was treated with local exploration and excision of sinuses that developed at the site, followed by antibacterial agents for six months. She has had no recurrence of infection at two years.

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