The linea arcuata hernia: a report of two cases
Two male patients presented to the surgical outpatient clinic with a paramedian abdominal bulge. In the first patient, the hardly known diagnosis linea arcuata hernia (LAH) had been missed at a previous exploration 8 years ago. In the second patient, pre-operative imaging showed an abdominal wall he...
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Published in | Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 207 - 209 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Paris
Springer-Verlag
01.04.2010
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Two male patients presented to the surgical outpatient clinic with a paramedian abdominal bulge. In the first patient, the hardly known diagnosis linea arcuata hernia (LAH) had been missed at a previous exploration 8 years ago. In the second patient, pre-operative imaging showed an abdominal wall hernia. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed an LAH. In both cases, the hernia was repaired with a mesh graft. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1265-4906 1248-9204 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10029-009-0526-x |