Obstructing internal hernia complicating totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.
A case is presented of a totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair complicated by internal herniation of small bowel through an inadvertent peritoneal defect.
Benenden Hospital, Cranbrook, Kent, UK.
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Lodha
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Deans
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Bhattacharya
J W
JW
Underwood
D000368:Aged; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D017792:Surgical Stapling