Laparoscopic primary repair of ventral hernias: early results of a new technique.
Epigastric, umbilical, incisional, parastomal, and trocar site hernias are all classified as "ventral" hernias, which constitute a great portion of the surgery in a general surgical practice, and debate still continues regarding the optimal surgical strategy to correct these anatomical defects. Although repairing these hernias using a synthetic material, whether placed open or laparoscopically, has gained wide popularity, there are some situations where the use of a mesh is either unnecessary or contraindicated. This article presents the cases of 10 patients with some kind of ventral hernia which were all repaired laparoscopically with a primary suturing technique.
Anadol
Ahmet Ziya
AZ
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gazi University, 06550, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
Tezel
Ekmel
E
Yilmaz
Utku
U
Kurukahvecioglu
Osman
O
Ersoy
Emin
E
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors