Laparoscopic retroperitoneal repair of recurrent postoperative lumbar hernia.
A patient who previously underwent an attempt at open mesh repair of a lumbar hernia that occurred following iliac crest bone harvesting was managed successfully by laparoscopic retroperitoneal fixation of the prosthetic material to the iliac crest using bone screws. A review of the literature supports the use of such a novel approach to manage this often vexing problem.
Woodward
A M
AM
Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Flint
L M
LM
Ferrara
J J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013526:Surgical Mesh