Laparoscopic hernia repair using Lapa−Her −Closure(™) for giant pediatric subxiphoid incisional hernia

We report a case of laparoscopic repair of giant subxiphoid incisional hernia (SIH) using Lapa-Her-Closure™ in a child. The patient was a 4-year-old girl with a giant SIH after median sternotomy. The orifice of the hernia was located at a midpoint between the xiphoid process and umbilicus, the size...

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Main Authors: Saki Sakamoto, Naoki Hashizume, Motomu Yoshida, PhD, Shinji Ishii, PhD, Suguru Fukahori, PhD, Nobuyuki Saikusa, PhD, Daisuke Masui, Naruki Higashidate, Shiori Tsuruhisa, Yoshiaki Tanaka, PhD, Minoru Yagi, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618301271