Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: Technical report of two cases

Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: Technical report of two cases

Single incision laparoscopic surgery is used in many centres for routine cases such as appendisectomy, splenectomy and cholecystectomy. Morgagni hernias are uncommon and account for 1-2% of all congenital diaphragmatic hernia. We report our first laparoscopic repair of two Morgagni hernias, using a...

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Main Author: Martin L van Niekerk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Morgagni hernia
laparoscopic
single incision
Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2013;volume=10;issue=1;spage=55;epage=57;aulast=van
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spelling doaj-2d829aee3f7c4ad6be18b8db29f2744b2020-11-24T21:07:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAfrican Journal of Paediatric Surgery0189-67250974-59982013-01-01101555710.4103/0189-6725.109401Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: Technical report of two casesMartin L van NiekerkSingle incision laparoscopic surgery is used in many centres for routine cases such as appendisectomy, splenectomy and cholecystectomy. Morgagni hernias are uncommon and account for 1-2% of all congenital diaphragmatic hernia. We report our first laparoscopic repair of two Morgagni hernias, using a single umbilical incision and full-thickness abdominal wall repair with standard straight laparoscopic instruments. Operative time was short and compared favourably with the laparoscopic repair.http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2013;volume=10;issue=1;spage=55;epage=57;aulast=vanMorgagni hernialaparoscopicsingle incision
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Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: Technical report of two cases
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Morgagni hernia
laparoscopic
single incision
author_facet Martin L van Niekerk
author_sort Martin L van Niekerk
title Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: Technical report of two cases
title_short Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: Technical report of two cases
title_full Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: Technical report of two cases
title_fullStr Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: Technical report of two cases
title_full_unstemmed Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: Technical report of two cases
title_sort laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair: technical report of two cases
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
issn 0189-6725
0974-5998
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Single incision laparoscopic surgery is used in many centres for routine cases such as appendisectomy, splenectomy and cholecystectomy. Morgagni hernias are uncommon and account for 1-2% of all congenital diaphragmatic hernia. We report our first laparoscopic repair of two Morgagni hernias, using a single umbilical incision and full-thickness abdominal wall repair with standard straight laparoscopic instruments. Operative time was short and compared favourably with the laparoscopic repair.
topic Morgagni hernia
laparoscopic
single incision
url http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2013;volume=10;issue=1;spage=55;epage=57;aulast=van
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