title: Laparoscopic giant parastomal hernia repair with prosthetic mesh.
abstract: Laparoscopy is being increasingly used in colorectal surgery interventions. Herein, we present a patient with giant parastomal hernia who underwent laparoscopic repair. A70-year-old man who had undergone abdominoperineal resection and end colostomy for carcinoma of rectum was admitted to our clinic with a giant parastomal hernia. The parastomal hernia was repaired by laparoscopic approach using prosthetic material. The patient was discharged uneventfully on postoperative day 4. Laparoscopic approach is a rational alternative to conventional repair techniques of parastomal hernia and may be a reliable and easily applicable method with the classic benefits of laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Turkey. pekmezcisalih@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pekmezci
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Memisoglu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karahasanoglu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alemdaroglu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D054047:Surgical Stomas / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000473:pathology