[A man stuck to a drain].

Abstract

A 54-year-old man underwent a robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) because of prostate cancer. During surgery an open silicone drain was placed in the abdominal cavity. After a few days we tried to remove the drain, however it was stuck to a bloodclot and to a tissue structure protruding from the abdominal cavity. This proved to be the appendix vermiformis. The drain was safely removed and the appendix was pushed back into the abdominal cavity successfully. The patient suffered no consequences of this complication.