Case report of ventral hernia complicating bariatric surgery
Ventral hernias (VHs) are common in the bariatric population with incidence of around 8% of patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). The factors contributing to the incidence of VH includes high intra-abdominal pressures, previous histories of abdominal surgeries, defects i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Minimal Access Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2018;volume=14;issue=4;spage=345;epage=348;aulast=Sarwal |