title: A large abdominal intercostal hernia in a patient with vascular type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a surgical challenge.
abstract: A patient with vascular type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome developed a large abdominal intercostal hernia secondary to coughing. The tissue friability and associated risks for arterial ruptures and visceral perforations in these patients make hernia repair challenging. The hernia was successfully treated using a novel approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital North Norway, Sykehusveien 38, 9038 Tromsø, Norway. louis.deweerd@unn.no
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Weerd
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kjæve
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gurgia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weum
mesh_terms: D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007366:Intercostal Muscles; D008875:Middle Aged; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D011859:Radiography; D013526:Surgical Mesh