title: [Incarceration of the left hepatic lobe in incisional hernia: a case report].
abstract: Incisional hernias are delayed complications of abdominal surgery and occur in 0.5-13.9 % of patients according to various reported series. The causative factors of incisional hernia are related to the condition of the patient, the main disease, surgical techniques and postoperative complications. The subcutaneous herniation of the left hepatic lobe through the abdominal wall is a rare condition. In this case report, we discuss an incarcerated incisional hernia associated with medial segment of the left hepatic lobe.
authors.affiliation: Başkent University, Department of Cardiology. ilkerabci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abci
authors.forename: Zülfikar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lakadamyali
authors.forename: H Olcay
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Eldem
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed