Repair of a massive ventral hernia in a morbidly obese patient.
Aggressive perioperative management, with progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum, is a worthy method of repairing massive ventral hernias with associated loss of domain in morbidly obese patients. The authors present a case and its successful outcome.
Harrison
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UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, USA.
Taneja
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Kahn
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Rush
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents