| Summary: | Introduction. Indication for surgical drainage may be prophylactic or
therapeutic. However, surgical drains may cause complications. These
complications can arise either following laparoscopic or open surgery. One of
the rare complications resulting from drainage includes herniation of
abdominal viscera at the drain site. The most common herniated abdominal
organ is the small bowel. Case report. A 75-year-old woman underwent
laparoscopic hysterectomy for atypical endometrial hyperplasia. After the
operation, she developed small bowel herniation in the abdominal wall at the
drain site, which was confirmed by multislice computed tomography. The
patient underwent emergency relaparotomy that identified drain site
incarceration of an ileal loop. Following resection of the incarcerated
bowel, her postoperative recovery was uneventful. Conclusion. This case
presents rare causative mechanism of intestinal obstruction. The possible
occurrence of hernias following surgical drainage must be kept in mind.
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