title: Laparoscopic repair of left lumbar hernia after laparoscopic left nephrectomy.
abstract: Lumbar hernias, rarely seen in clinical practice, can be acquired after open or laparoscopic flank surgery. We describe a successful laparoscopic preperitoneal mesh repair of multiple trocar-site hernias after extraperitoneal nephrectomy. All the key steps including creating a peritoneal flap, reducing the hernia contents, and fixation of the mesh are described. A review of the literature on this infrequent operation is presented. Laparoscopic repair of lumbar hernias has all the advantages of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
authors.affiliation: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Department of Surgery, Miami, Florida, PO Box 336 H, Scarsdale, NY 10583, USA. gagner.michel@gmail.com
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gagner
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Milone
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gumbs
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed