title: Pfannenstiel incision for incarcerated inguinal hernia in neonates.
abstract: The authors report on 2 neonates with irreducible inguinal hernia in whom a Pfannenstiel skin incision followed by lower abdominal midline fasciotomy were used to open the abdomen during emergency operation. By using this approach, the inguinal canal could also be opened and the hernia sac ligated. Bowel resection followed by anastomosis in one case and appendectomy in the other case could be performed safely intraabdominally because of the better exposure provided by using our approach compared with an inguinal incision alone. A Pfannenstiel incision followed by a midline fasciotomy decreases the risks associated with surgical intervention by enhancing exposure and contributing to good outcome by improving wound cosmesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Atsuyuki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamataka
authors.forename: Kiyohiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohshiro
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Geoffrey J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyano
mesh_terms: D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods