Traumatic abdominal wall hernia: same-admission laparoscopic repair.
Traumatic abdominal wall hernias are uncommon. They are traditionally treated with open surgery. We report a case repaired using laparoscopic technique and prosthetic reinforcement.
Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. aucarj@health.missouri.edu
John A
JA
Aucar
Brian
B
Biggers
W Ray
WR
Silliman
Julian E
JE
Losanoff
D004190:Disasters; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating