title: Laparoscopic repair of incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia with mesh.
abstract: Diaphragmatic hernias are now being approached laparoscopically. Incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia poses a special problem due to concerns about contamination. We describe a laparoscopic repair of such a hernia with the use of prosthetic mesh.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. cfrantzides@enh.org
authors.forename: Constantine T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Frantzides
authors.forename: Atul K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zografakis
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013526:Surgical Mesh