title: Laparoscopic retroperitoneal repair of recurrent postoperative lumbar hernia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Woodward
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Flint
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ferrara
mesh_terms: 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