title: Pneumoperitoneum in repair of giant hernias and eventrations.
abstract: The common use of laparoscopy has made many surgeons familiar with the use of pneumoperitoneum. It is important to know the therapeutic advantage of this technique in the repair of giant hernias and eventrations where the viscera are forced out of the abdominal cavity.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: La Meir
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vierendeels
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poortmans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012611:Scrotum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome