A T-Tube or Wound Drain Left in Place Following Laparoscopic

question 74

Multiple Choice

A T-tube or wound drain left in place following laparoscopic cholecystectomy would MOST likely exit through:

• A) a left subcostal stab wound
• B) the umbilical port site incision
• C) one of the 5 mm right port site incisions
• D) the subxiphoid 10 mm port site incision

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