title: Laparoscopic repair of paraumbilical ventral hernia with increasing size in an obese patient.
abstract: We report a case of paraumbilical ventral hernia with increasing size over 1 year which was successfully repaired using laparoscopic techniques. The repair was made using a 1-mm-thick expanded polytetrafluoroethylene patch inserted intraperitoneally and then stapled to the anterior abdominal wall over the defect. This laparoscopic repair is easily accessible, is considered to reduce morbidity and is thus recommended as the first choice of treatment for ventral hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Migo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsugawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanoue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumashiro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D017792:Surgical Stapling