title: Combined laparoscopic incarcerated herniorrhaphy and small bowel resection.
abstract: Laparoscopic femoral herniorrhaphy using a preperitoneal plug and patch appears to be a feasible laparoscopic approach to femoral hernia. A modified preperitoneal femoral hernia repair with mesh and resection of incarcerated small bowel has been successfully completed under laparoscopic guidance in a 64-year-old patient with incarcerated femoral hernia. To our knowledge, this is the first such case reported in the United States. With further experience, laparoscopic femoral herniorrhaphy could provide a viable alternative to the standard treatment of femoral hernia.
authors.affiliation: East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Johnson City.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Saye
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hollier
mesh_terms: D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D007511:Ischemia; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged