title: Gravid uterus in neglected incisional hernia with skin defect-a clinical challenge.
abstract: Incisional hernia during pregnancy with whole of gravid uterus as the content of the hernia sac is a rare occurrence. When such hernia is associated with skin defect over the sac, the management gets complicated. Very few such cases are reported in the literature. There is no consensus on the management of these cases in the available literature. Here, we are reporting two such cases managed in different ways and reviewed the literature.
  
  
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  Level V, Clinical cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, KIMS Hubli Vidyanagar, Hubli, 580032 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shirol
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, KIMS Hubli Vidyanagar, Hubli, 580032 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, KIMS Hubli Vidyanagar, Hubli, 580032 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Nagarj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sanu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, KIMS Hubli Vidyanagar, Hubli, 580032 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Shubha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, KIMS Hubli Vidyanagar, Hubli, 580032 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Hina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shaikh
keywords: Burst abdomen; Gravid uterus; Incisional hernia; Skin defect