Needlescopic surgery for large umbilical hernia in a patient with morbid obesity using intraperitoneal onlay mesh with fascial defect closure: a case report

Needlescopic surgery for large umbilical hernia in a patient with morbid obesity using intraperitoneal onlay mesh with fascial defect closure: a case report

Abstract Background The European and American guidelines recommend that symptomatic umbilical hernias (UHs) are repaired using an open approach with a preperitoneal flat mesh. However, the standard treatment procedure for large UH in patients with extreme obesity is yet to be established. Here, we p...

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Main Authors: Hisataka Fujiwara, Takayuki Suto, Akira Umemura, Yota Tanahashi, Satoshi Amano, Kenichiro Ikeda, Kazuho Harada, Akira Sasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Umbilical hernia
Reduced-port surgery
Laparoscopic surgery
Needlescopic surgery
Intraperitoneal onlay mesh
IPOM plus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-01005-6

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