Laparoscopic retromuscular incisional hernia repair

A 67-year-old male with a history of a conventional right colectomy and hypertension was referred to our department for an incisional hernia and abdominal discomfort. Physical examination also showed a supraumbilical defect that was confirmed with a computed tomography scan. Laparoscopic Rives techn...

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Published inJournal of minimal access surgery Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 338 - 340
Main Authors Busnelli, Guido, Nardi, Walter, Featherston, Carola, Pirchi, Daniel, Medina, Pablo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2018
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Abdomen
Case studies
Defects
Diagnosis
Hernia
Hernias
Hypertension
Incisional hernia
Laparoscopy
mini-invasive
Prostheses
Rives technique
Unusual Case
laparoscopy
mini-invasive
Rives technique
Incisional hernia
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Summary:A 67-year-old male with a history of a conventional right colectomy and hypertension was referred to our department for an incisional hernia and abdominal discomfort. Physical examination also showed a supraumbilical defect that was confirmed with a computed tomography scan. Laparoscopic Rives technique repair was done to repair the defect avoiding direct contact of the mesh with the intra-abdominal viscera.
ISSN:0972-9941
1998-3921
DOI:10.4103/jmas.JMAS_207_17