title: Successful laparoscopic repair of a traumatic pubic symphysis hernia.
abstract: A 48-year-old woman presented with a hernia through the center of her pubic symphysis 6 months after conservative treatment of an open-book fracture of the pelvis. This was repaired laparoscopically with a prosthetic mesh using a transperitoneal approach. Hernia through the pubic symphysis is a rare complication after traumatic symphysis diastasis, but repair using the laparoscopic approach is feasible and associated with rapid recovery from surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Upper GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Sedman
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D011631:Pubic Symphysis / Q000601:surgery; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*